同光之交即同治十三年至光绪元年(1874年至1875年),清政府内部展开了长达七个月之久的“海防议”。长期以来,史学界对“海防议”虽有较多评说,但不少评说不能令人信服。本文拟对“海防议”中的几个问题略作辨析,偏颇之处,祈请识者匡正。一关于“海防议”的历史地位“海防议”在中国近代史上尤其是在中国国防建设发展史上的历史地位,是不能低估的。首先,“海防议”表明清政府对于西方资本主义列强侵华有了进一步的认识。众所周 At the handover of Tongguang, in the thirteen years of Tongzhi and in the first year of Guangxu (1874-1875), the Qinghai Government launched a “maritime defense” that lasted for as long as seven months. For a long time, historians have made more comments on the “maritime defense”, but many critics can not be convincing. This article intends to make a brief analysis of some issues in the “Coastal Defense” and gives some advice on how to rectify it. One can not underestimate the historical position of “maritime defense” in the modern history of China, especially in the history of the development of national defense in China. First of all, “maritime defense” shows that the Qing government has further understanding of the invasion and aggression of western capitalist powers. All week