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The ideological roots that caused Japan to start the Sino-Japanese war of 1894 was the continuous expansion of Japan's sea power consciousness since the modern times. This war also became the logical starting point in constructing Japanese national country, further stimulated the ambition of Japanese oversea expansion and formed the type of contempt history view of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894 promoted the awaking of the Chinese nation from the ideological concept, lead China to reflection and reform from the system level. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the series of aggression war against China thereafter disrupted the modernization of China, even had far-reaching influence on contemporary Sino-Japanese relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]