Japanese Student Publications In Late Qing Dynasty

In the first Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895,the Qing government was defeated.The Chinese believe that Japan learned from the West in the Meiji Restoration and its national strength increased greatly.Therefore,the Chinese advocate following the example of Japan in order to strengthen the country.Subsequently,the gradual development of the movement of studying in Japan and the increase of the number of students studying in Japan laid a solid foundation for the students studying in Japan to establish the Journal of law and Politics(Tokyo)to spread western legal and political thoughts.At the same time,as an effective way to spread western theories,the translation activities carried out by modern missionaries provided a reference for the establishment of the Journal of law and Politics(Tokyo).In 1906,Zhang Yipeng,a student studying in Japan from the University of law and political science,founded the Journal of law and Political Science(Tokyo),which introduced the advanced western ideas and systems into China and greatly influenced the development of modern China.The magazine of law and Politics(Tokyo)discusses and studies the important issues in China at that time and the current systems and theories of various countries with the purpose of "preparing the authorities to start,while paying the ordinary people with the wisdom of law and politics".By discussing the reasons for the establishment and suspension of law and politics magazine(Tokyo),the main editors,column setting,advertising content and distribution audience,we can form a specific understanding of the magazine,and focus on the reasons for the suspension of the magazine.At the same time,it also analyzes and discusses the specific content of the magazine’s articles,highlighting the importance of the magazine in paying attention to law and politics.By analyzing the content of the articles,we can understand the ideological development at that time,and then explore the impact of the publication of the magazine on China.The establishment and distribution of the Journal of law and Politics(Tokyo)played a certain role in promoting the eastward spread of Western learning.It not only spread the Western ideas of law,but also promoted the spread of the new trend of thought of Western learning.To a great extent,it liberated the thinking of Chinese people and promoted the transformation of social trend of thought.In addition,after returning to China,the editors played a role in the legal,political,civil and financial fields.As representatives,Zhang Yipeng,Xu Tongxin and Hu Maoru played an important role in safeguarding national judicial sovereignty,promoting the Qing government to revise laws and spreading western learning theories,which promoted the development of society in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.