甲午戰爭前後鄭觀應的日本觀

As an important event in the process of national awakening in modern China, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 led to a rise in the consciousness of national salvation and resisting foreign enemies. Many intellectuals reflected on it and put forward their own opinions. Confronting the situation of being besieged on all sides, Zheng Guanying, an advanced ideologist in modern China, analyzed Japan and put forward his views on Japan and his strategy for saving China. Before and after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Zheng Guanying’s views of Japan were continuous, complex, and advanced, mainly focusing on learning from Japan, defending Japan, uniting Japan and fighting against Japan. These views were an important part of his ideological system of “prosperity and saving the country”. Meanwhile, Zheng Guanying’s understanding of Japan is an indispensable part of the Japanese views of China’s modern intellectuals, and his advanced ideas still have enlightenment significance until now.