4/3/2023 0 Comments Glorious and warlike apparelIn other Chapters dealing with the monarchist plot we see the official mind at work, the telegraphic despatches exchanged between Peking and the provinces being of the highest diplomatic interest. In the Letter of Protest (Chapter X) against the revival of Imperialism written by Liang Ch'i-chao - the most brilliant scholar living - we have a Chinese of the New or Liberal China, who in spite of a complete ignorance of foreign languages shows a marvellous grasp of political absolutes, and is a harbinger of the great days which must come again to Cathay. In the pamphlet of Yang Tu (Chapter VIII) which launched the ill-fated Monarchy Scheme and contributed so largely to the dramatic death of Yuan Shih-kai, we have an essentially Chinese mentality of the reactionary or corrupt type which expresses itself both on home and foreign issues in a naively dishonest way, helpful to future diplomacy. Thus, in the Memorandum of the Black Dragon Society (Chapter VII) we have a very clear and illuminating revelation of the Japanese political mind which has been trained to consider problems in the modern Western way, but which remains saturated with theocratic ideals in the sharpest conflict with the Twentieth Century. Particular attention may be devoted to an unique feature - namely, the Chinese and Japanese documentation which affords a sharp contrast between varying types of Eastern brains. It is sufficiently exhaustive to show very clearly the new forces at work, and to bring some realisation of the great gulf which separates the thinking classes of today from the men of a few years ago whilst, at the same time, it is sufficiently condensed not to overwhelm the reader with too great a multitude of facts. This volume tells everything that the student or the casual reader needs to know about the Chinese Question. ![]() ![]() The Final Problem: Remodelling the Politico-Economic Relationship between China and the WorldĬlose The Fight for the Republic in China.The Republic in Collision with Reality: Two Typical Instances of "Foreign Aggression".
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