1900年,帝国主义列强在“护馆”、“护侨”、“平定义和团暴乱”的名义下,派侵略军侵入我国华北。清统治阶级内部惊恐万状,各派势力纷纷提出各自的主张,乃至各行其是。两江总督刘坤一、湖广总督张之洞等东南督抚在清廷被迫“宣战”的情况下,却同帝国主义列强结成“东南互保”。本文试对这一历史现象,予以评述。一“东南互保”是由刘坤一、张之洞担任盟主,并在两广总督李鸿章、山东巡抚袁世凯等支持,铁路督办大臣盛宣怀从中出谋划 In 1900, the imperialist powers sent invading army troops to invade northern China in the name of “protecting the pavilion,” “protecting the overseas Chinese,” and “violating the definition of peaceful reunions and regiments.” In the wake of the terrifying internal righteousness of the ruling class, all factions have made their own propositions and even gone their own ways. The two governors of the two rivers, Liu Kunyi and Governor Zhang Zhidong of Huguang, were forced to “declare war” in the Qing court, but they formed the “southeast mutual insurance” with the imperialist powers. This article tries to comment on this historical phenomenon. A “mutual security southeast” by Liu Kun a, Zhang Zhidong as the lord, and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Li Hongzhang, governor of Shandong Yuan Shikai and other support, the railway superintendent of Sheng Xuanhuai out of planning