Although mainstream idea in the Japanese government at that time was to protect vested preferential interests in Manchuria, he tried to establish cooperation between the Qing government, Russia, and Japan to share the benefits of Manchuria among the three countries.
当時の日本政府では満州における日本の優先的な権益確保を唱える声が主流であったが、新平はむしろ日清露三国が協調して互いに利益を得る方法を考えていたのである。