In the first half of the 20 th century, Japan launched many wars of aggression, which brought great harm to neighboring countries, especially its acts of aggression against China and the ROK, which caused people to have strong anger and dissatisfaction with Japan. However, against this historical backdrop, there are still many people who choose to study in Japan.
During the Japanese invasion of China, why were so many revolutionaries studying in Japan?
After the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, people with lofty ideals who were interested in saving China wanted to go there to find a good way to save the country.
After all, after the success of Japan's Meiji Restoration, the introduction of Western advanced technology, the national strength greatly increased, at that time the Chinese thought that Japan was a neighbor, and because it was the same Eastern country, the cultural atmosphere accepted was relatively similar, and Japan successfully learned Western technology, at that time most people thought that Japan was more experienced in this area, learning from Japan should take a lot of detours, from an economic point of view to Japan is also more ideal.
★ Japanese culture is very deep in Chinese culture, whether it is regional, cultural or historical, it is very similar, culturally China and Japan have common roots, and have a strong affinity for Chinese students. and the geographical proximity, which also determines that the two countries have more in common.
★ Japan became the center of the Chinese revolution. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, when many people failed to reform the law, or failed to launch an uprising at home, or failed to carry out assassination activities, they would choose to go to Japan for refuge. After all, Japan is the closest to China, and Japan is strong, so the Qing government did not dare to go to Japan to arrest people at will. Therefore, most of the revolutionaries chose to flee to Japan. At that time, the progressive groups in China were all established in Japan, which also attracted a large number of Chinese students to study in Japan.
★ Out of consideration for invading China, Japan has actively cultivated and supported various forces in China and pro-Japanese forces. International students are the best channel, so a lot of convenience and funding are given to Chinese students. According to statistics, nearly 40% of the most important puppet regimes during the Anti-Japanese War had a background of studying in Japan.
★ Japan is a neighbor of China, and it is convenient to study abroad. At that time, transportation was not developed, and it was difficult to cross the ocean to reach England, France, Germany, or the United States. The first is the long distance, the second is that the amount of travel expenses is particularly large, and the third is that after going to these countries, life is also very stressful.
For example, among some of the people who went to study in Japan, Sun Yat-sen, Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, and Lu Xun, and there were even more people in the military field, and Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Kuomintang, was born in the Japanese non-commissioned officer school.
The students who go to Western countries are basically famous figures, such as: Premier Zhou Enlai, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De, Chairman Deng Xiaoping, General Sun Liren of the Kuomintang, and so on.
The scientists who made China a strong country are basically studying in Western countries, such as: Mr. Zhao Zhongyao, the father of the nuclear bomb, Professor Qian Xuesen, etc., which has to make people think deeply that education is the foundation of the country.