明治维新以后的近代日本,通过一系列对华战争以及随后的条约,构筑了不平等的近代中日关系格局。其中,爆发于120年前的甲午战争,就是近代中日关系的重要转折点,而“马关条约”则是近代中日一系列不平等条约的开端。一甲午以前近代外交关系的建立及其交涉中日两国作为一衣带水的邻邦,在古代世界曾有过两千馀年友好交往的历史。但是到了19世纪中叶,两国都被卷入“近代”以后,如何在延续古代关系的基础 Modern Japan after the Meiji Restoration, through a series of treaties on China and the subsequent treaties, established an unequal pattern of Sino-Japanese relations in modern times. Among them, the Sino-Japanese War broke out 120 years ago was an important turning point in the modern Sino-Japanese relations. The Treaty of Shimonoseki was the beginning of a series of unequal treaties by Japan and China in modern history. The Establishment of Modern Diplomatic Relations and Its Negotiation before the First Renmin Wu China and Japan, as neighbors of clothing and water, have had more than two thousand years of friendly exchanges in the ancient world. However, by the middle of the 19th century, both countries were involved in the “modern” and how to continue the foundation of ancient relations