HILD 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Liang Qichao, Sun Yat-Sen, Qiu Jin
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Local influence: martial arts culture spawns group of young men who believed by training, they could defeat westerners. Invited boxers to tianjing--beijing area in order to show support. During their movements, they attacked foreigners and foreign influences; beginning to become uncontrollable. Us, japan, germany, russia, austro-hungary, france, italy, uk. German and japanese were killed so china was forced to send apology missions. Prohibition of importation of arms for 2 years. Limited the chinese ability to defy foreign powers. Station of foreign troops in key points from beijing to the sea. Suspension of official examinations for five years. Constitutional monarchy (vs. absolute monarchy) and gradualism. Monarch no longer has full power and is more as a symbol for the state. Disapproved of overthrowing the manchus; supportive of qing. Did not believe that china was ready for a representative democracy. Election guarantee by gov"t people have a role to play in governing.
