First, in order to carry out their own economic policies.
1900 The United States has surpassed Britain economically, although there are still some gaps in political influence and military strength. But the United States is not discouraged, but solves the problem in its own way. They put forward a slogan, that is, the "open door policy", that is, the policy of equal trade opportunities. This policy is a great advantage for the United States, because it is a good way for the United States to expand its interests in China, especially after the American occupation of the Philippines.
This policy of the United States is adapted to the domestic situation in the United States. With the further development of American economy, we also want to take this opportunity to expand our interests in China. Therefore, if this policy can be realized, we can transport domestic goods to China with strong productivity, promote the development of domestic economy, and also promote the increase of American strength, thus expanding American influence in the world. This intention of the United States is very good, but there are still some troubles in the process of implementation, including those made in Russia.
American foreign policy has also changed gradually. After the Spanish-American War, the strength of the United States increased greatly. In the face of countries such as Britain and France, although we can't compare with them, we can stand together and talk about things. They hope that this policy can be implemented. Although Britain and France partially accepted it, they also accepted the plan put forward by the United States to further enhance the international status of the United States. The United States hopes to occupy an important position in the vast market of China.
Second, the United States did this to attack countries such as Britain and France.
The "open door" policy of the United States is a major progress in American foreign policy. If Britain, France and other countries agree, then the economic advantage of the United States will be further enhanced. The "sphere of influence" divided by Britain is the Yangtze River Basin, which is an economically active area in China. If the United States can enter this region, its economic advantages can be further highlighted. The United States not only wants to have an advantage in the Yangtze River valley, but also wants to enter Ahava, and Ahava was also occupied by Britain first.
The United States hopes to enter these places, not only to promote domestic economic development through economic activities, but also to attack Britain's dominant position in this way. The economic advantage of the United States has surpassed that of Britain. If it does business in these areas, it is confident that the United States will occupy a place and expand the borders of the mat (not only the United States hopes so, but also Germany, an emerging capitalist country, in order to attack Britain). In this way, Britain's status has declined and the United States can take its place.
France's sphere of influence is Yunnan and Guangdong because these places are close to Vietnam. After the Sino-French War, France occupied Vietnam. The United States hopes that France will accept the "open door" policy and let American economic power penetrate these places. France is unwilling to accept these terms, mainly because France has privileges in Yunnan and Guangxi. The meaning of America is very clear. If everyone accepts, do business together. Compared with Britain, France's economic strength still lags behind. Britain agreed, and France agreed conditionally.
Through this policy, the United States attacked Britain and France and enhanced its economic penetration into China. In this way, we can gain more advantages, which can not only promote the development of the American economy, but also enhance the influence of the United States, and even attack the old capitalist countries. How can America give up such a good thing? In this process, Germany is very supportive, because they are willing to crack down on established countries such as Britain and France and improve themselves.
Third, the United States is doing this to gain the support of the people of China.
The United States understands the situation in China, and China has a large population and huge market potential. If China is forcibly occupied, it will naturally arouse the opposition of the people of China, not only the boxer movement, but also revolutionaries like Sun Yat-sen. The United States is unwilling to pay such a high price in exchange for economic benefits. The policy adopted by the United States is moderate, which is acceptable to China people and can do business well.
The United States opposes the division of China and the transformation of China into a colony of great powers. They want China to be complete, so that they can do business with China people better. How clever Americans are! In order to obtain economic benefits, they solved the problem in a gentle way. However, some countries believe that plundering resources through war can achieve the goal of economic development. The latter approach may bring a lot of resistance, even if resources can be obtained, but the price paid is too high, which the United States does not want.
The United States is willing to use a smaller price to gain greater benefits. Therefore, the "open door" policy put forward by the United States has not touched the bottom line of China people. Later, Eight-Nation Alliance Commander-in-Chief Wadesi also said that "partition is the worst policy". The moderate approach adopted by the United States will naturally win the favor of China people. Doing business with the United States will naturally take care of some, which is also the original intention of the United States. What do you think of this?