作为一衣带水的邻邦,明治维新之前的日本同当时的清朝一样,都是备受欧美列强欺侮的半殖民地国家。19世纪60年代,善于学习的日本在保留天皇的基础上实行了彻底的西化,“脱亚入欧”论从此被日本政府奉为圭臬,成为日本列岛上下喊得最响亮的口号。从那时起,“不甘处岛国之境”的日本在拼命跻身世界强国的同时,也在开始做称霸亚洲的美梦。保守自闭、停滞不前的清朝成为日本征服亚洲的首要目标, As a waterfront neighbor, Japan before the Meiji Restoration, like the Qing Dynasty, was a semi-colonial country that was greatly bullied by European and American powers. In the 1860s, Japan, who was good at learning, practiced complete westernization on the basis of preserving the emperor. Since then, “getting Asia into Europe” has been regarded by the Japanese government as the most prestigious slogan in the Japanese archipelago. Since then, Japan, “unwilling to live in an island state,” is desperately trying to become a world power and is also beginning to dream of becoming a tycoon in Asia. The conservative and self-contained, stagnant Qing became Japan’s primary goal of conquering Asia,