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1856年10月,英国借口“亚罗号”事件,悍然出动军舰袭击广州,挑起第二次鸦片战争。紧接着,法国也借口“马神甫”事件,派军队与英国联合出兵。战前曾表示与英法行动一致的美国却在战争开始后打出中立的旗帜,不参与对华军事行动,但在外交上同英、法相呼应。美国在战争中采取中立政策的原因主要有以下几点:
In October 1856, the United Kingdom used the “Yaro” incident to launch a warship to attack Guangzhou and provoke a second Opium War. Immediately afterwards, France also used the excuse of the “horses of horses” to send troops to the United Kingdom to send troops. Prior to the war, the United States, which had stated that it was in line with the British-French operation, launched a neutral flag after the start of the war and did not participate in military operations against China, but diplomatically echoed with Britain and France. The reasons why the United States adopts a neutral policy in the war include the following: