英国欲强租威海卫筹建现代化军港与沙俄相抗衡。而作为保障北京及华北安全的门户,使得英国政府继续保留威海卫并通过对它的占领增强对清政府的影响力,进而维护其在华的整体利益成为可能。史料表明,租占威海卫在当时的确极大地卫拥刺激了英国工商界的欲望,他们希望利用对威海有管辖权的优势扩大其商业利益。 Britain wanted to rent Weihaiwei to build a modern naval port to contend with Russia. As a gateway to safeguarding the security in Beijing and North China, it is possible for the British government to retain Weihai Wei and enhance its influence over the Qing government through its occupation, so as to safeguard its overall interests in China. Historical data show that renting Weihai Wei at that time indeed Wei Wei stimulate the British business desire, they want to take advantage of the jurisdiction of Weihai to expand its commercial interests.