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The powers wanted to cede territory 100 years, and the Manchu government insisted on it for 99 years. What do you mean by a year's difference?
The great powers wanted to isolate 100 years, and the Qing government insisted on 99 years, which mainly reflected that 100 years was a great turning point in ancient China. Of course, such a failed turning point of the Qing government does not want to be described as 100 years, which indirectly reflects that the Qing government is powerless under the rule of Empress Dowager Cixi!

Cixi's policy of non-resistance

Before Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, Cixi actually knew through other channels that foreign powers might invade the Qing government and attack China. I really didn't make any preparations, because in Cixi's view, Eight-Nation Alliance wanted Tsinghua that the Qing government in China couldn't resist, and Cixi tacitly agreed that Eight-Nation Alliance and Tsinghua could help him repel some civil resistance forces, so Cixi didn't take a tough resistance policy at the end of Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, but fled to chengde mountain resort, Hebei with Emperor Guangxu!

The Qing government had no resistance.

On the other hand, Cixi also knows that without the diligent governor's door, her strength is weak, and some even have no regular army, and she has no strength to compete with foreign imperialist powers, let alone regain the territory lost by the Qing government from imperialism. It is still possible for them to do it, but the reason why they don't have a diligent king is because he is cowardly and psychologically afraid of imperialist powers and doesn't dare to appear in front of them at all!

The last power of the Great Qing Dynasty

It is also the most important reason why Cixi did not punish those officials, that is, she still needed their assistance. As far as cities are concerned, the die-hards headed by Empress Dowager Cixi and the reformists headed by Guangxu are antagonistic. So the die-hards represented by Empress Dowager Cixi need some officials to support their stubborn behavior, so it is impossible for him to deal with these officials. At the same time, Emperor Guangxu, with Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei as the public opinion, was constantly operating the trend of political reform and reform, so Cixi dared not offend these officials, and even dared not punish them. ...