八国联军侵华战争中，帝国主义列强同清政府处于实际交战状态，但是双方又都不曾宣布断交、废约、撤使，从而形成战与非战的矛盾。本文从列强和清政府两方面分别探讨了形成这一矛盾的原因，揭示了帝国主义列强的强横、狡诈和清政府的腐朽与内部矛盾 During the invasion of China by the Eight Powers, the imperialist powers were at an actual war with the Qing government, but neither side declared diplomatic ties, expulsion and withdrawal, thus creating a conflict between war and non-war. This article explores the reasons for the formation of this contradiction both from the powers and from the Qing government and reveals the tyrannical and deceitfulness of the imperialist powers and the decadent and internal contradictions of the Qing government