19世纪末20世纪初,英德两国共同面对着“一个新的、改变了的世界”。新形势下,两国分别对各自的外交政策进行了调整。从本国利益出发,它们都提出了与对方结盟的要求,并为此做了一些努力。但是,由于双方根本利益的冲突、结盟要求的差异、海军谈判的搁浅和英日同盟的缔结,两国最终由接触走向了对抗。 At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Britain and Germany jointly faced the “new and changed world”. Under the new situation, the two countries adjusted their respective foreign policies separately. In the interests of their own countries, they all raised the demand for alliances with each other and made some efforts to that end. However, the two countries finally came into confrontation from the contact due to the conflict of their fundamental interests, the differences in their alliance requirements, the stalling of naval negotiations and the conclusion of the Anglo-Japanese alliance.