British Interests and the Struggle of Russia and France for Leases and Spheres of Influence in China (1897–1898)

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dc.contributor.authorSkřivan Sr., Aleš
dc.contributor.authorSkřivan Jr., Aleš
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-06T11:23:27Z
dc.date.available2021-12-06T11:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract-translatedChina found itself in massive debt after its defeat in the war with Japan (1894–1895), and it was progressively put under significant pressure by the Great Powers who were seeking to define their exclusive spheres of influence and gain economic concessions. Russia was the first to take measures in this regard, its objective being to acquire dominant influence in northern China building on the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. France too, Russia’s ally, began to pursue a similar status in the southern Chinese provinces neighbouring French Indochina. Great Britain, after decades enforcing the principle of China’s territorial integrity, and equal trade opportunities in the country for all, was somewhat taken by surprise by these developments. Russia took advantage of the situation to increase pressure on China, culminating in the lease of Port Arthur and Dalian and the recognition of Russian claims regarding the Liaodong Peninsula. Great Britain found itself in a particularly adverse position. Several members of Britain’s government were determined to support resistance to Russia’s advances in the Far East even at the cost of war. In contrast, Prime Minister Salisbury had been promoting an understanding with Russia for many years, but after Russia’s occupation of Port Arthur he realised this was no longer possible Britain managed to maintain its position in China, but many leading British politicians realised that the policy of “splendid isolation” would no longer suffice to maintain Britain’s position.en
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dc.identifier.citationWest Bohemian Historical Review. 2021, no. 2, p. 147-166.en
dc.identifier.issn1804-5480
dc.identifier.urihttp://wbhr.cz/images/issues/WBHR_2021_2.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/46291
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherZápadočeská univerzita v Plznics
dc.rights© Západočeská univerzita v Plznics
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dc.subjectPrvní čínsko-japonská válkacs
dc.subjectsféry vlivu v Číněcs
dc.subjectpronájmy Rusku a Franciics
dc.subjectkrize politiky "skvělá izolace"cs
dc.subject.translatedFirst Sino-Japanese Waren
dc.subject.translatedspheres of influence in Chinaen
dc.subject.translatedleases to Russia and Franceen
dc.subject.translatedcrisis in the policy of “Splendid isolation”en
dc.titleBritish Interests and the Struggle of Russia and France for Leases and Spheres of Influence in China (1897–1898)en
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dc.typearticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
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