This paper takes the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 as the research core, aiming to objectively analyze the impact and long-term influence of the war on the modern international pattern in East Asia and the whole world. Adopting the historical document research method and the pattern evolution analysis method, it sorts out the evolution of the traditional East Asian order, the power layout of the great powers in the Far East and the rules of the international order before and after the war, and carries out a systematic study combined with relevant treaty texts and authoritative historical materials. The results show that the Sino-Japanese War completely disintegrated the traditional East Asian tributary system, promoted a fundamental shift in the status of China and Japan in East Asia, triggered the restructuring of forces and interest games among the great powers in the Far East, prompted the Western-dominated treaty system to replace the traditional regional order, and profoundly changed the development trend of the modern international pattern. It is concluded that the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 is a key watershed in the evolution of the modern international pattern. The order change and power restructuring triggered have exerted a profound effect on the development of modern history and provided an important historical reference for the contemporary understanding of the laws of the evolution of the international pattern.
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Nie, J., Wang, J. (2025) The Impact and Profound Influence of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 on the Modern International Pattern. Journal of Social Development and History, 1(1), 59-64.