This article introduces how Britain selected language talents from different groups during the Pacific War, trained them in Japanese and Chinese, and sent them to places such as Bletchley Park, British colonies in South and Southeast Asia to participate in intelligence work against the Japanese army. After the war, Britain formed a large team of Sinology talents. The article analyzes representative figures and explores how these talents participate in intelligence work, undertake tasks, and play a role, as well as their process and characteristics of receiving Sinology training and embarking on the path of academic research.

1、 Japanese intelligence and Sinology talents at the Password Cracking Base

During the Pacific War, the British government recruited outstanding students from Oxford University and Cambridge University for Japanese language training to cope with the shortage of Japanese language talents, and assigned them to Bletchley Park to engage in Japanese naval codebreaking work. Among them, Lu Weiyi, Hawkes, Davis and others transferred to study Chinese after the war and became sinologists. After working in the intelligence agency for 14 years, Lu Weiyi taught and pursued a degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and later became a lecturer in Sinology at the University of Cambridge. Hawkes returned to Oxford University after the war to study Chinese and became a professor of Chinese studies in 1959. Davis stayed on as a teacher at Cambridge University after transferring to Chinese. Intelligence expert Arthur Cooper became interested in Chinese characters and ancient Chinese poetry after the war and translated "Li Bai and Du Fu". Bletchley Park has created an honor list that records intelligence veterans who have worked at the park and its related intelligence agencies, including Rudy, Cooper, Hawkes, and Davis. These sinologists are mainly divided into two categories: one is college students recruited during wartime, and the other is intelligence elites who had been engaged in Japanese intelligence work before the war. They are civil servants of the British Foreign Office at Bletchley Park.

2、 Japanese language intelligence and Sinology talent in British colonies and Commonwealth countries

Discussed the intelligence network constructed by Britain in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Commonwealth countries around the Pacific during the Pacific War, as well as the sinologists engaged in Japanese language intelligence work in these regions. Gu Bai, Deng Anyou, and Pu Liben were key figures among them. They participated in intelligence work in different regions during the war and turned to Sinology research after the war, making contributions to the field of Sinology. The UK also dispatched soldiers who had received Japanese language training to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions to participate in intelligence work related to Japan, some of whom later switched to learning Chinese. During this period, the School of Oriental and African Studies undertook a large number of Japanese language training tasks, providing talent for Britain to monitor Japanese radio stations, interrogate Japanese prisoners, and translate Japanese documents and materials. These intelligence personnel not only require language and intelligence skills, but also practical military experience and abilities. After the war, some intelligence personnel such as Crook continued to conduct social research in China and became experts in Chinese studies who understood Chinese.

3、 Wartime Chinese Intelligence and Sinology Talents

During the Pacific War, China and Britain established a military alliance. Britain searched for Chinese language intelligence personnel at Bletchley Park and found a total of 15 people, including 2 sinologists. Bai Lan Shidun and Fei Zizhi worked at Bletchley Park and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively, conducting in-depth research on Chinese porcelain and Chinese culture. The other 13 individuals were unable to become sinologists, but continued to engage in intelligence work after the war. The UK has established an intelligence base in India and invited the Chinese military to dispatch signal intelligence personnel to collaborate in translating Japanese intelligence. Britain dispatched a group of soldiers who received Chinese language training to participate in intelligence gathering and processing work, such as Han Lide, Bai Zhi, Qin Nairui, and Ximen Hua. After receiving Chinese language training at the Asia Africa Institute, they were sent to serve in India and became sinologists after the war. The UK has established a scholarship program to select high school students with language talents to receive language training in Japanese, Chinese, and other languages, known as the 'Dalic Boys'. Among the 16 Chinese language learners, 5 have become scholars or politicians. During the war, British personnel involved in Chinese related intelligence work included young soldiers who had received Chinese language training and Chinese language experts, such as Arthur Waley and language experts from the School of Oriental and African Studies, who were responsible for reviewing and translating intelligence.

4、 The wartime intelligence contribution and post-war development of Sinology talents

During the Pacific War, Britain recruited a large number of healthy young men through compulsory military service, including many sinologists such as Lu Weiyi, who were sent to the Special Intelligence School of the Three Services for Japanese language training, providing decision-making basis for the British and Allied forces. They deciphered Japanese military secrets at Bletchley Park, intercepted the Japanese Emperor's surrender edict, and provided critical intelligence to the British army. After the war, these Sinologists received professional training and gradually formed an unprecedented team of Sinologists, injecting strong impetus into the development of Sinology in Britain. The UK government provides funding for retired individuals to pursue further studies and offers special grants to support scholars in conducting research on China. Many Sinologists choose to pursue further studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Oxford University, and Cambridge University, gaining opportunities to study in East Asia. However, after the war, there was a serious loss of Sinology talents in Britain, and many people left to develop abroad, such as Davis, Simon Hua, Halliday, Fei Zizhi, Bai Zhi, Du Xide, etc. The reasons for the loss include the attractiveness of overseas positions, the talent system and policy shortcomings in the UK. Many Sinologists who stay in the UK also have experience teaching and collaborating abroad. They experienced barriers to communication and cooperation with the Chinese academic community during the golden age of academia, which only changed after the reform and opening up. Nevertheless, they still adhere to academic research, promote academic exchanges between China and foreign countries, and cultivate a new generation of talents.