近代中日关系史几乎是以日本不间断地对中国进行帝国主义侵略而贯穿始终的。如何认识和解读近代中日关系史上的日本对华侵略,始终是中日两国关于历史认识问题的差异与争论的关键所在。九一八事变则是一个典型的具体的研究案例。本文将从考察日本对华认识与国际秩序构想入手,对九一八事变史研究的若干问题进行整理和分析,考察近代日本发动对外侵略战争的根源。 The history of the Sino-Japanese relations in modern history runs through almost the Japanese unbridled invasion of China by imperialist aggression. How to understand and interpret Japan’s aggression against China in the history of modern Sino-Japanese relations has always been the key to the differences and disputes over the issues of understanding history between China and Japan. The September 18th Incident is a typical and specific research case. This essay will start from examining the conception of Japan’s understanding of China and the international order, sorting out and analyzing some issues in the study of the history of the September 18 Incident, and examining the root causes of the war of aggression launched by Japan in the modern history.