This episode follows China’s long 19th century collapse, from foreign carve-ups and the Boxer crisis to Cixi’s disastrous rule and the fragile child emperor Pu Yi. It then shows how railroads, debt, ...
Consider Supporting HoH: During the closing decade of the 19th century, elements of old and new existed side by side in China ...
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