The book The International Relations of the Chinese Empire was written by author Morse, Hosea Ballou, 1855-1934 Here you can read free online of The International Relations of the Chinese Empire book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The International Relations of the Chinese Empire a good or bad book?
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In 1894 his attention was attracted by the gift of a richly bound copy of the New Testament, presented by 10,900 Christian Chinese women to the empress dowager on her sixtieth birthday ; and from that time he was sedulous in getting all the light he could on Western religion and customs. [23] His mind was immature, though he was now approaching his thirtieth year, and his ideas were crude ; but in the spring of 1898 he had reached the point of feeling the necessity for a change — some change, a...ny change — if the state was to be saved. To him the constitutional reformer came as a messenger of light, and his first act was to read, and to be greatly impressed by, Kang Yu-wei's books on the reform of Russia by Peter the Great, and the reform of Japan in recent years, which were now sent to him by the author. The effect was instantaneous. A decree of June 13th appointed Kang Yu-wei to the sub- [21] " Prince Kung's death was a serious matter. ... It is probable that, had he survived, there would have been no Boxer rising." — Ibid., p.
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