Feeling: weak countries have no diplomacy, and they will be beaten if they fall behind; Don't forget national humiliation, revitalize China, etc.
It reflects the diplomatic history of humiliating the country, the export of imperialist capital and the invasion of dividing up the world require European powers to enjoy the one-sided MFN clause, the invasion of China by foreign capitalism has entered a new stage, and the degree of semi-colonization of China society has greatly deepened.
Treaty of shimonoseki has brought great benefits to Japan and stimulated its aggressive ambition. At the same time, the treaty also made China's national crisis unprecedentedly serious, and the degree of semi-colonization was greatly deepened. The treaty met the needs of the imperialist powers to export capital to China, and then the powers set off a frenzy to carve up China.
Extended data:
Six days after the treaty of shimonoseki was signed, the Russian Empire joined forces with France and Germany to intervene because Japan occupied Liaodong Peninsula and prevented it from expanding its power to the northeast of China.
As a result, Japan decided to give up Liaodong Peninsula on May 4th 1895, but asked China to "redeem" it with 30 million taels of silver. Historically, it was called "triple intervention". After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan blackmailed China for 232 million taels of silver.
However, the triple interference is still an unexpected trouble for Japan, which shattered Japan's attempt to occupy Manchuria (Northeast China) through the victory of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, strengthened Russia's influence in the Far East, and curbed Japan's expansion in Northeast China and North Korea.
In order to realize the second step (annexing Korea) and the third step (marching into Manchuria and Mongolia) of Japan's "mainland policy", Japan reorganized its army to prepare for war, and launched a war against Russia ten years later.