The views of Kita Ikki regarding foreign affairs

Abstract

Kita Ikki is well known as a specialist about Xinhai Revolution in China, who went to Shanghai taking part in revolution movements and wrote a book named Shina kakumei gaishi, a private history of the Chinese Revolution after he came back to Japan. Many papers discussed Kita's views about China focusing upon Shina kakumei gaishi, while before Shina kakumei gaishi what his ideas about foreign affairs are is not yet illuminated. This paper will discuss Kita's opinions about foreign affairs before Shina kakumei gaishi by examining his three articles about the Russo-Japanese War and Kokutairon and Pure Socialism.