在十八世纪,以马戛尔尼为首的英国使团访问清朝政府,可谓中英关系史上一次最具影响的外交活动。它是两国之间通使往来的开端,中英双方的外交政策、外交目的及其意图,都在这次活动中得到充分的反映。同时,它预示着中国将不可避免的被卷入世界资本主义的洪流,中国传统的封建政治面临着外来势力的撞击和挑战。然而,由于中英两国政治、经济结构的截然不同,两国政府各有不同的追求目标,他们为了维护本国的社会制度和历史传统,站 In the eighteenth century, the visit of the British delegation headed by Macanese to the Qing government was one of the most influential diplomatic activities in the history of Sino-British relations. It is the beginning of the diplomatic ties between the two countries. Both the foreign policy of China and Britain, their diplomatic goals and their intentions are fully reflected in this event. At the same time, it indicates that China will inevitably be involved in the torrent of world capitalism. The traditional Chinese feudal politics are confronting the challenges and impact of foreign forces. However, due to the very different political and economic structures between China and Britain, the two governments each have different goals of pursuit. In order to safeguard their own social system and historical tradition,