1915年1月18日,日本帝国主义向袁世凯提出了旨在灭亡中国的《二十一条》,这是日本帝国主义推行“大陆政策”的产物。本文就此试作简要阐述,从日本对华政策的角度,来说明《二十一条》的背景。一《二十一条》是日本对华政策发展的必然 1904—1905年的日俄战争,无论从完成日本的帝国主义体制,抑或从确定其“大陆政策”来讲,都具有划时代的意义。日俄战 On January 18, 1915, the Japanese imperialists proposed to Yuan Shikai the “Article 21” aimed at perishing China. This is the product of the Japanese imperialists’ “mainland policy”. In this paper, a brief description of this trial, from the perspective of Japan’s China policy, to illustrate the “twenty-one” background. The “Article 21” is an inevitable result of Japan’s policy toward China. The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 is epoch-making in terms of completing Japan’s imperialist system or determining its “mainland policy.” Russo-Japanese war