The outbreak of the January 28 Incident was another challenge from Japan to the Washington system.After the incident,there was an intense discussion within the British and American Governments on how to determine the party responsible for the incident.To stop the war,Britain and the United States contin-ued to establish a"Neutral Zone".After the plan was rejected by Japan,the two countries respectively sent Miles Lampson and Nelson T.Johnson to Shanghai to mediate,but with little effect.Influenced by the Great Depression and isolationist forces,the United States sought to draw Britain in by jointly invoking the Nine-Power Treaty to contain Japan.However,owing to its limited strength,Britain only intended to act within the functions of the League of Nations,and rejected the United States'proposal,so the"Collective Security"eventually collapsed.The diplomatic interaction between Britain and the United States in mediating this inci-dent three times not only reflects the complexity of the interests of various countries in China but also fully ex-poses the shortcomings of the principles of"Collective Security"and"Unity of Great Power"that lack imple-mentation conditions and mechanisms.
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一·二八事变/集体安全/凡尔赛—华盛顿体系/中外关系
Key words
the January 28 Incident/Collective Security/Versailles-Washington system/sino-foreign relations
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