Republic and democracy are the most popular progressive words in China's modern history. Republic is a national system, which emphasizes the ownership of power. Democracy is a political system, which emphasizes the way power is exercised. The national system + political system constitute a huge political machine.
The story we are about to tell takes place on the opposite side of the birth of republic and democracy, that is, the late period of monarchy and autocracy.
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