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1894年7月25日爆发的甲午丰岛海战中,日本军舰击沉了清政府向英商怡和轮船公司租用的载运援助朝鲜清军的运兵船“高升”号。本来李鸿章以为可以据此将英国拖进这场战争,至少迫使日本赔偿“高升”号。可是日本人却以当时通行的国际法证明,虽然在此之前中日两国尚未宣战,但在7月23日上午,日本军队已经发起进攻朝鲜王宫,因此中日两国事实上已经开战。在开战之后,日方击沉拒绝投降的敌方运输船,是其权利内的事情。当时英国著名的国际法学家胡兰德也在《泰晤士报》上发表文章,认为击沉“高升”号是合法的。清政府苦于缺乏国际法知识和缺乏掌握国际
During the Toshima Island battle of July 18, 1894, Japanese warships sunk the troop carriers “GAO SHENG” that were rented by the Qing government to the Yokosuka Shipping Company for assistance to the Qing Dynasty. Originally, Li Hung-chang thought that Britain could be dragged into the war on this basis, at least forcing Japan to compensate for the “ascendency.” However, the Japanese people used the prevailing international law to prove that although China and Japan had not declared a war before then, on the morning of July 23, the Japanese army had launched an attack on the Korean royal palace. As a result, China and Japan have actually started a war. After the war, the Japanese side sunk the enemy carrier that refused to surrender, which is within its power. At that time, the famous British international jurist Hu Lande also published an article in the Times, thinking that it is legal to “sink”. The Qing government suffers from a lack of knowledge of international law and a lack of mastery of the international community