The Study On The Follow-up Negotiations Between The Minister Li Shu-chang And Ryukyu Case In Late Qing Dynasty (1881-1890)

Li Shu-chang is the only one of the two envoys ambassador to Japan in late Qing dynasty, and served the second (1881-1884), the fourth minister in Japan (1887-1890), he occupies an important position in the history of Sino-Japanese relations in modern times, the Ryukyu problems in the daytime the subsequent negotiations made a very significant effort. Li Shu-chang first address after Japan the Ryukyu problem, and later with the highlights of North Korea, which has greatly changed the Japanese diplomatic representations of the content by the monograph the Ryukyu problem to Okinawa, Korea's two major problems representations. Here, Li Shu-chang the solution of Ryukyu is changing, from the initial "deposit ball worship" into Ryukyu · Korea exchange theory, and then linking the second day on the eve of the departure and Russia. Li Shu-chang's solution of Ryukyu behind the solution is changing to reflect a fierce challenge from Japan to China Imperial Clan issued by the rapid rise; Russia and China's coveted pressure; distanced dependent countries like the relationship between North Korea and the Qing perilous situation racing China's diplomacy revealed due to internal Qing Government to Okinawa, Korea policy differences caused by vacillating foreign policy, so that the Qing court in a passive and disadvantage in foreign affairs in handling and response. In this case, China in the Ryukyu problem game of diplomatic failure is inevitable. Even Li Shu-chang extraordinary diplomatic wisdom and superhuman courage and seeing, but also can not stop the trend towards traditional East Asian Imperial Clan collapse.