After Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the "Tenyu Statement", it immediately aroused strong backlash from European and American powers, which identified the statement as a manifestation of the "Asian Monroe Doctrine."
The British and American governments have raised serious statements of protest against Japan, opposing Japan's violation of international law and attempts to monopolize the Far East. They demand that the principles of "open door", "equal opportunity" and "equal benefit" be continued in China.
To put it more vividly, there were originally several robbers who rushed into the village, snatched away property, and were arrogant and domineering. Now suddenly a robber announced that this village belongs to me, and you are not allowed to raise your hands again. How can other robbers do it?
willing?
As a result, Japan was internationally isolated by the great powers such as Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. The only option left was to form an alliance with Germany, because Germany had long lost its special interests in Asia. No matter how crazy Japan played, it was none of Germany's business.
The "Tianyu Statement" was like poking a hornet's nest. There were even rumors that the United States was going to cut off Japan's supply of steel and oil. The Japanese government immediately became intimidated and quickly issued another statement three days after the "First Tianyu Statement" was issued.
"Second Tianyu Statement".
The "Second Tianyu Statement" emphasized that Japan does not hinder the interests of third countries, and also hopes that European and American countries will trade with China and promote China's prosperity. China's prosperity is welcomed by Japan, and Japan's China policy is still based on the principle of open door.
Japan also issued a supplementary statement, claiming that it hopes that European and American countries can treat "Manchukuo" fairly and freely. "The use of their policies by the great powers and the League of Nations to dominate China" is an act that disrupts the peace of East Asia.
Zhou Hexuan originally wrote a review article, but when he saw the content of the "Second Tianyu Statement", he was so angry that he immediately scrapped the previous article and wrote a new one.
It was clearly Japan who illegally invaded and occupied Northeast China, but the Nanjing government worked hard to seek support from the great powers and the League of Nations. However, in Japan's statement, it became that "the great powers or the League of Nations used their policies to dominate China." This is a very capable way of confusing right and wrong.
sharp.
This statement made too much noise and completely exposed Japan's ambition to monopolize all of China. It not only caused fierce reactions from people across the country and various political parties, but even the Nanjing government, which had been pretending to be cowardly, could not sit still.
After the "Second Tianyu Statement" was issued, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs sternly refuted this absurd fallacy, holding that no country should arbitrarily affect the legitimate rights and obligations of other countries without the consent of the country concerned.
Taizu of our party also wrote an article stating: "(Tianyu's statement) is the most obvious expression of Japanese imperialism's attempt to seize all of China."
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Yu Peichen got Zhou Hexuan's revised article on April 22, and she started reading it while sitting on the tram. The title was: "Tianyu declares a turning point in international relations in the Far East."
The text content is as follows:
“Recently, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued two statements, which people call the ‘Tianyu Statement’. I think it should be called the ‘Japan’s Statement on Domination of China’…
There is no doubt that it is very stupid for Japan to issue the "Tianyu Statement" at this time, which will only make it more isolated in international diplomacy. But why does Japan still risk the world's disapproval? Let's first analyze it.
reason.
Affected by the world economic crisis, Japan's total industrial output dropped by 33% between 1929 and 1931, and continued to decline year-on-year in the following years. In order to get rid of the crisis, the Japanese government had to step up the militarization of the national economy and expand military expenditures.
and ordering, while vigorously developing military-related industrial products, making Japanese society more militaristic...
As the League of Nations, represented by the European and American powers, continued to condone Japan's aggression, the Japanese's appetite grew bigger and bigger, and finally provoked the January 28th Incident that shocked the world. Shanghai is the city with the heaviest investment in China by European and American countries.
80% of British investment in China, 60% of American investment, 90% of French investment, and 70% of Italian investment... are all in Shanghai. Japan's attack on Shanghai directly violated the huge interests of Britain and the United States and other countries, so Britain and the United States and other countries had no control over Songhu.
At that time, most of the troops of the Western powers in the Far East were sent to Shanghai, ready to carry out armed intervention in the Shanghai war.
The British "Observer" put the mystery straight: 'We forgive Japan's actions in Manchuria, but... an arbitrary attack on Shanghai, where all international interests converge, is another problem.'
However, there are limits to the intervention of great powers. Appeasement is popular in Europe and the United States pursues an isolation policy. In order to win public support, the rulers of these countries dare not go to war rashly. Japan saw this and dared to invade Jehol.
With Chahar.
Although the United Kingdom and the United States are unwilling to use force, they can support China economically, diplomatically, and technically. For example, last year China and the United States signed the "Wheat and Cotton Loan Contract" and the "Sino-US Airline Secret Agreement," which are very important for China's recovery of its agricultural economy.
Improving the level of aviation technology is of great help. At the same time, the British and American countries have used the Nine-Nation Convention to restrict Japan in all aspects.
Japan chose to issue the "Tianyu Statement" at this time, firstly because Japan's domestic economy was collapsing day by day and it was urgent to speed up the pace of its invasion of China. Secondly, it was a diplomatic test against the Western powers, which attracted strong opposition from the powers.
So he immediately issued the "Second Tianyu Statement". The third was a diplomatic threat to the Western powers, expressing his tough attitude through the statement. The fourth was to "ask for high prices and pay back the money on the ground" by changing the statement to dominate China.
The fifth is to advocate that in exchange for the recognition of the puppet Manchukuo by the great powers...
Why do I think in the title of this article that the "Tianyu Statement" is a turning point in international relations in the Far East?
Because Japan is guilty of public outrage.
You know, the UK is now in a serious economic crisis, and 70% of the UK's business interests are obtained in China. The same is true for the United States, France and other countries. The great powers will not allow Japan to dominate China, otherwise the national economies of the great powers will suffer.
A more serious problem. Although the Soviet Union does not have such large commercial interests in China, Japan's expansion has threatened the Soviet Union's military security in the Far East.
Therefore, after the "Tianyu Statement" completely exposed Japan's wolf ambitions, the Western powers will inevitably assist China more actively. With the support of the Western powers, the Nanjing National Government's weak foreign policy towards Japan immediately became tougher.
This can be seen from the statement of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Not only that, the 'Tianyu Statement' also tore off the last fig leaf of the Japanese, who have made no secret of their coveting of the whole of China. The Chinese people must wake up, give up the illusion of peace they once had, and gradually form a unified nation.
battle front...
Here I would like to remind the Western powers that the Western countries regard the "Tianyu Statement" as "Asian Roman Doctrine", which is an extremely wrong manifestation. The United States implements the Roman Doctrine in the Americas and does not seriously interfere with the existing affairs of the European powers.
Colonies. However, Japan's Asia policy regards Asia as its inherent territory. Once the time is ripe, it will inevitably seize the colonies of the great powers in Asia. The Roman Doctrine of the United States calls for 'America is the America of Americans', while Japan's Tianyu
The statement is clamoring that 'Asia is the Asia of the Japanese'...
China should seize this opportunity to conduct more in-depth and all-round cooperation with Western powers. Based on the "Nine-Nation Convention" as the basic principle, China should formulate a flexible foreign policy in line with international law, vigorously obtain economic and technical support from the great powers, and take the opportunity to improve
China's economic, technological, and military strength will enhance China's international diplomatic status..."
The entire article is an analysis of the "Tianyu Statement", elaborating from multiple aspects such as the cause and background, the international situation and subsequent impacts.
Yu Peichen was originally just angry about Tianyu's statement, but after reading Zhou Hexuan's article, she immediately had a comprehensive and profound understanding of the whole incident. She came to the editorial office of "Fei Gong" and said to Nan Hanchen: "Wang
Editor-in-Chief, this is a re-written article by Mr. Zhou, and it needs to be published in the new issue of Fei Gong magazine."
Nan Hanchen took it and read it carefully. After reading it, he couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Zhou is indeed an expert on international issues. This article is comprehensive and easy to understand, and it is enough to serve as a guiding program for China's policy towards Japan."
Yu Peichen said regretfully: "It's a pity that he is not from us. It would be great if outstanding talents like Mr. Zhou can join our party."
Nan Hanchen smiled and said: "It's enough that he is Chinese."
