The Negotiation And Influence Of China And Japan On The Ryukyu Issue In 1870s

In 1879,the ryukyu was forcibly annexed by Japan.In order to maintain the sovereignty of ryukyu,the Qing government had repeated negotiations with Japan,which resulted in a series of diplomatic events.Although the ryukyu was a sovereign state at the time,the core of this series of negotiations and diplomatic events was the independent sovereignty of ryukyu.But because the ryukyu state is too weak,and it has no armed forces,it is in two states between China and Japan all the year round.Therefore,the independence of national sovereignty is not actually dependent on the ryukyu itself,but on the game between China and Japan.Ryukyu has its own territory and its history.In terms of its relationship with China,ryukyu had a relationship between the Ming dynasty and the Ming dynasty.After the establishment of the Qing dynasty,the ryukyu and the surrounding areas of China,such as Vietnam and Taiwan,formed the east Asian traditional patriarchal system with China as the core.Under the patriarchal system,ryukyu's internal affairs were not interfered by the Chinese government,and the ryukyu countries had national sovereignty.In 1609,Japan's samosan invaded ryukyu,and the ryukyu was forced to pay tribute to the Japanese.After the 19th century,east Asia faced the invasion of western and western countries,and capitalism began to take root in this area.In order to develop trade,Japan also needs to expand and colonize ryukyu.Due to its unique geographical position and delicate state,ryukyu became the first choice of Japan.In 1871,in the case of peony,the ryukyu sea refugees were killed in Taiwan.This incident became the breakthrough of Japan's invasion of ryukyu.In 1872,the emperor of Japan made the ryukyu and the ryukyu into the Chinese nation.In 1874,Japan used the peony pavilion as an excuse.In order to protect the ryukyu refugees,they invaded Taiwan.In 1875,in order to further isolate the relationship between China and ryukyu,Japan prevented the ryukyu from reaching the Qing dynasty,which was the event of the resistance.In 1879,when Japan forcibly changed the ryukyu to the county,the ryukyu was forced into the territory of Japan,and the former ryukyu's royal family and important officials were forcibly taken to Tokyo.The sovereignty of ryukyu also reflects the changes of the 19th century in east Asia.After the opium war,both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties because of their defeat.The transition from feudalism to capitalism.The ryukyu also made a trade treaty with the United Kingdom,France,the United States and the Netherlands.At this time,China was subjected to the pressure and impact of western countries,and the relationship between China and ryukyu was also influenced by the public law.The ryukyu was actually a manifestation of the Japanese system of the Japanese government.It can be seen that,on the sovereignty of ryukyu,it reflects the complicated and interlacing situation of the east Asian region at that time.Taking the ryukyu as a breakthrough point,dismantling the patriarchal system is a very good choice.Thus,Japan annexed the ryukyu by force and broke the original equilibrium state of ryukyu.In ryukyu sovereignty of bargaining process,both in China and Japan's diplomatic game.Until 1895,when the Qing government was defeated in the sino-japanese war,Japan was forced to seize the ryukyu as a victors.But neither the ryukyu authorities nor the manchu government have ever admitted that Japan has a title to the ryukyu.Therefore,the issue of ryukyu sovereignty remains to be solved.