英国是抗日战争时期中国的主要盟国之一,在抗战爆发前,中英关系密切。英国在中国有着巨额的投资,维持南京国民政府的统治,是英国在华利益的需要。1935年11月,英国率先公开支持南京国民政府实施币制改革。1937年5月,国民政府特使孔祥熙在伦敦参加了英王乔治六世加冕典礼,期间多次会晤英国政府要员,两国政治关系进一步密切。卢沟桥事变爆发后不久,孔祥熙又从美国赴抵伦敦,与英方接洽援华事宜。1937年7月底和8月初,中英双 Britain was one of China’s major allies during the war of resistance against Japan. Before the outbreak of the war of resistance against Japan, there was close Sino-British relations. Britain has a huge investment in China and maintaining the rule of the Nanjing National Government is a need of Britain’s interest in China. In November 1935, Britain took the lead in openly supporting the Nanjing National Government in implementing the currency reform. In May 1937, the envoy of the National Government, Kong Xiangxi, attended the coronation of King George VI in London during which he met with many important British government officials and the political relations between the two countries went even closer. Shortly after the Lugouqiao Incident broke out, Kong returned to London from the United States and approached the British side for assistance in assisting China. The end of July 1937 and early August, Sino-British double