英文摘要
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The ”Three Principles of Hirota” were advanced by the Japan foreign minister Hirota Koki (廣田弘毅) in October, 1935. In negotiations with China, Japan planned to solve of Tokyo's so-called ”unsettled issues” between the two countries. Therefore, both sides had a showdown during the process of negotiation and were highly agitated to the last negotiation.
This article analyzes this negotiations of in 1935~1936, starting with its background. The Nanjing government took the first action, and both sides were using a ”two hand” policy under the negotiations. In addition, the factions who supported war and those against it fiercely argued inside Nanjing in unbelievable circumstances.
To an extent, the breakdown of this negotiation symbolizes that China and Japan had no way to solve their conflict but war. As a result, only half a year after the Japanese ambassador left Nanjing, the Marco Polo Bridge incident took place, Therefore, negotiations over the three principles of Hirota became a symbol showing that the Sino-Japanese relations were breaking down before the war.
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