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| Chinese Students' Study and Research in Japan under the “Oriental Cultural Project” of Japan (1923—1930) |
| Meng Aiyun |
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Abstract The Japanese government， in an effort to alleviate the anti-Japanese sentiment among the Chinese population and in keeping with the international trend of returning the Boxer Indemnity， passed the “Special Accounting Law for Cultural Project of China” in March 1923， deciding to allocate a portion of the indemnity funds to support educational and cultural endeavors for Japanese in China and Chinese in Japan， which subsequently led to the formation of policies to fund Chinese students to study and inspect in Japan with the returned indemnity. Driven by the Japanese government's continuous publicity and negotiations， the relatively formulaic itinerary design and the convenience provided by various institutions for inspections， the educational circles in Beijing， Guangdong， and Hubei， among other places， successively selected students to go to Japan for inspection tours. Since all measures were aimed at seeking more “rights and interests” for Japan， the purpose of easing Sino-Japanese contradictions and achieving “Sino-Japanese friendship” through “cultural aggression” was also recognized by the insightful members of the study tour groups. Therefore， while maintaining a critical attitude， the inspection groups cooperated with Japanese counterparts to conduct inspection activities with the help of the inspection conditions provided by Japan， thereby achieving tangible outcomes in advancing Sino-Japanese cultural and educational exchanges.
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Received: 30 May 2025
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2025, Vol. 64 
