王奇生:北京大学历史学教授、博导杨天石:中国社科院荣誉学部委员、近代史研究所研究员抗战初期,中国政学精英对前途普遍悲观《同舟共进》:众所周知,卢沟桥事变拉开日本全面侵华序幕,但关于这一事件,日方不少研究者一直都把它视作军事失控,而不承认是自己打响了侵略战争的第一枪。您对于日方这一观点怎么看? Wang Qisheng: Professor of History, Peking University Yang Tianshi: Honorary member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Researcher of the Institute of Modern History In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the political elite in China was generally pessimistic about the future. “Together”: It is well-known that the Lugouqiao Incident opened Japan’s all- However, regarding this incident, many researchers in Japan have always regarded it as a military out-of-control and do not admit that they were the first shots of their own war of aggression. What do you think about Japan’s view?