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德属西萨摩亚与中国相距遥远,彼此交际本不殷繁,殖民当局因发展种植园经济的需要,相继招雇数批华工。旅萨华工备受雇主、工头的欺凌虐待,不断乞求清政府设置领事给予保护。晚清中国与德国有关德属西萨摩亚的设领交涉成为20世纪初中德一个重大的外交争端,交涉过程与招工、保工章程、合同的修订相交织。起初,清政府鉴于西萨地狭事简,并不愿在此增设领事,后因虐工丑闻日甚一日,攸关国体民命,遂积极展开设领交涉。西萨设领最终尘埃落定,但限于自身国势,旅萨华工的境遇未见明显好转。
German Samoa is far away from China and its intercourse is not frequent. Colonial authorities have successively hired several Chinese laborers for the economic development of their plantations. Lvhua laborers were greatly bullied by employers and foremen, begging the Qing government to set up consular protection. Late Qing China and Germany’s diplomatic ties with German-Western Samoa became a major diplomatic dispute between China and Germany in the early 20th century. The negotiation process interweaves with the recruitment, protection of articles of association, and amendment of contracts. Initially, the Qing government in view of the narrow strip of Si Shadian, and do not want to add a consular here, because of the scandal sooner or later, is related to the country’s civilian life, then active set collar negotiations. The final settlement of the Western Sahara Settlement, but limited to their own national conditions, Lusuo Chinese workers no significant improvement in the situation.