A New Exploration of International Relations after the Termination of War Proposed by Xiang Xu in the Spring and Autumn Period—according to the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips Xinian
There are many contents in the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips Xinian that can supplement the shortcomings of handed down literature,and there are many differences found in their mutual correc-tion with the Spring and Autumn Annals.The records in theXinian about the wars and international situation in the late Spring and Autumn period indicate that after Xiang Xu suggested a ceasefire alli-ance,the State of Jin,as the"leader",still held the initiative in diplomacy,but the influence of geo-political and political factors ultimately led to its decline.Due to the loss of assistance from Qi and Qin,as well as being closely threatened by Wu and Jin,Chu was on the brink of extinction.With the collapse of the values of righteousness and benefit in the early Spring and Autumn period,the tenden-cy of small states to seek independence and self-reliance began to strengthen.Small states also attemp-ted to break free from their international status of being dependent on others,which ultimately led to the arrival of the Warring States period.The war of hegemony between Wu and Yue cannot be used as a basis for determining the starting year of the Warring States period.
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