张謇与维新运动之间的关系用“若即若离”较为客观公允，即一方面同情，甚至支持或者直接介入维新活动；另一方面对维新又有微词而保持一定距离。这种复杂历史现象的造成，内因是张氏的阶级地位和思想状况，及其与维新派在一些观点上的分歧；外因是当时政坛上的几支活跃派别的制约。这些派别如翁同龠禾的帝党，张之洞、刘坤一的洋务派等，张謇与他们有更多的共同特征，他们都植根于封建主义而又倾向于资本主义，忠实于传统营垒而又具有改革精神，他们与维新派有同有异。张氏的“若即若离”，有利于维新运动的开始兴起，却不利于维新运动的深入发展 The relationship between Zhang Xun and the reform movement is more objective and fair with “jaundice”, that is, on the one hand, it sympathizes with others and even supports or directly intervenes in the reform activities; on the other hand, it maintains a certain distance from the reformist side. The formation of this complex historical phenomenon is due to Zhang’s class status and ideological status and his disagreements with the reformists on some points of view. The external cause is the restriction of several active political parties at the time. These factions, such as the Weng Tung Wo Empire Party, Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kunyi’s Westernization School, Zhang Jian and they have more common characteristics, they are rooted in feudalism and tend to capitalism, faithful to the traditional base camp But with the spirit of reform, they are different from the reformists. Zhang’s “hesitation” is conducive to the rise of the beginning of the reform movement, but not conducive to the further development of the reform movement