Changes in the Pattern of Greater East Asia—the Decline of Empires and the Rise of Island Nations

In 1894, during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, a war to determine the master of East Asia had begun on the Korean Peninsula. From then on, the land of East Asia was no longer the same as before... The fall of the Qing Empire, the beginning of the Republic of China, the Beiyang Government, the May 4th Movement, the Northern Expedition... After the Sino-Japanese War of 1898, a revolving door of political drama was played out in the land of China, and the entire country was in the midst of dizzying changes. However, Japan, an island country in a strip of water, has already stepped into the circle of modern civilization, and using North Korea as a stepping stone, it has gradually invaded and occupied Northeast China. As its national power has grown, its ambitions of militaristic aggression have been rising... Since then, major changes unseen in three thousand years have completely changed the direction of the three East Asian countries. Explore the historical truth that is not written in textbooks, and look back at the magnificent modern history of East Asia.