“九·一八”事变后,英国主导下的国联非但未能有效阻止日本的侵华行为,反而在其不断纵容之下,日本侵华脚步不断加大。究其本质,此时英国在中国问题上对日本的退让,源自于一战后英国整体实力的下降及其在中国东北的利益远比日本为低。英国这种绥靖政策的推行首当其冲损害了中国的国家主权和领土完整,从长远来看,也损害了华盛顿体系所确立的和平原则,为日本发动全面侵华战争埋下了隐患。 After the “September 18 Incident”, not only failed to effectively prevent Japan from invading China, the League of Nations under Britain’s domination led to its continuous invasion of China under its constant connivance. The essence of this is that Britain’s concession to Japan on China’s issue at that time stemmed from the decline of the overall strength of Britain after World War I and its interest in northeast China was far lower than that of Japan. In the long run, this policy of appeasement by Britain, as its primary cause, harmed China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, undermined the principle of peace established by the Washington system and laid a hidden danger for Japan’s all-out war on China.