청일전쟁 전후 러시아 연해주군무지사 운떼르베르게르의 동아시아에 대한 정책적 입장

Abstract

The Sino-Japanese War was fought between China and Japan, primarily over the control of Korea. The war clearly demonstrated the failure of China's attempts to modernize its military and fend off threats to its sovereignty, especially compared with Japan's successful post-Meiji restoration. The Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed on 17 April 1895. China recognized the total independence of Korea and ceded the Liaodong Peninsular. Japan had achieved its main goal of ending Chinese influence over Korea. The Japanese success during the war was the result of the modernization and industrialization embarked upon to decades earlier. The victory raised Japanese prestige worldwide and established Japan as the dominant power in Asia. Russia felt that Japan's control of Port Arthur would threaten her own ambitions. Russia persuaded Germany and France to join her in the Triple Intervention of 23 April 1895, applying diplomatic pressure which forced the Japanese to relinquish (Port Arthur) and the Liaodong Peninsular in exchange for an increased financial indemnity. One of the most important people in the history of Russia's policy regarding East Asia region was the Military civil governor of Premoriye P.F. Unterberger. Unterberger visited Korea in 1897. Unterberger was most interested in the 1895 Assassination of Korean Queen Min (Eulmisabyoun, 乙未事變) and the King Kojong's flight to the Russian legation (Agwanpachon, 俄館播遷). He was concentrated on the dispatch of Russian Officer in charge of the Korean troops. Russia did not avail herself the extremely opportune situation for annexation oh Korea establishing of the protectorate over her. In accordance with the Russian policy for East Asia, Unterberger took notice to consolidate buildup of war potential in East Asia and support an independence of Korea.