中国参加第一次世界大战符合自己的国家利益。中国参加一战,从小处着眼,是为了应付日本,为了在战后和会上占一席之地;从长远看,是为了加入国际社会,为了走向国际化,为了中国在新的世界秩序中有发言权。这是当时大多数国人都能够认识到的,包括黎元洪和国会议员在内的反对派也看到了这一点(后来南北双方共同宣战证明了这一点)。只是出于政治斗争的需要,出于对段祺瑞政府的极端不信任,反对派担心段主张参战"醉 China’s participation in World War I is in its own national interest. China took part in the First World War and took a small role in dealing with Japan in order to occupy a place after the war and in the meeting; in the long run, it is to join the international community, in order to move toward internationalization and to have China have a say in the new world order . This was what most people in China could recognize at the time. This was also seen by the opposition parties including Li Yuanhong and members of the National Assembly (later proof was made by both sides of the two nations in a declaration of war). Only out of the need of political struggle, out of the extreme distrust of the Duan Qirui government,