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Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang, who was born as an old-style imperial examination bureaucracy, experienced major events in modern China such as the Taiping Rebellion, the pacification of the Nian Army, the Westernization Movement, the Sino-French War, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and the Boxer Rebellion. He was the founder and leader of the local armed Huai Army, and established a Western-style navy for the Qing Dynasty, the Beiyang Navy. The era and society of the late Qing Dynasty shaped him, and he also
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Yuan Shikai
In both Japan and China, Yuan Shikai was belittled as an unlearned, unkind traitor, or a "sinister Machiavellian". How could such a person develop his personal power in an era of intense turmoil, climb to the pinnacle of power, and even become an emperor? Yuan Shikai's life is a "mirror" that reflects an extremely complex China.
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