In modern times, during the Republic of China, the corrupt and incompetent government of the late Qing Dynasty fought with warlords. China was savagely invaded by the great powers, and China, once a big country, became a sacrificial lamb. A series of failures and compensation;
From 1840 to 1842, during the First Opium War, the British expeditionary force ran halfway around the world, forcing the Qing government to sign an alliance at the gate of Nanjing. Treaty of nanking also became the first unequal treaty in China's modern history, ceding Hong Kong Island and opening five trading ports. ...
1856- 1860, Britain and France started the second opium war on the pretext of the Kyle Polo incident and the Yarrow incident, in order to further open the China market. In fact, this war has little to do with opium. 1858 When the Tianjin Treaty was signed, Britain and France were still not satisfied and continued to attack. 1860 In June, Yuanmingyuan was burned, and Emperor Xianfeng fled to Jehol with his wife and children. Beijing leaves Prince Gong for a game? In dealing with the peace issue, China finally signed the "Beijing Treaty" and lost more rights and interests. What's more, Russia took advantage of the fish in troubled waters to force the Qing government to sign the Aihui Treaty and cede China 1 10,000 square kilometers of land!
From 1883 to 1885, France finally provoked the Sino-French war in order to enter China from the southwest. At sea, Fujian navy was wiped out in Mawei naval battle. Although the land was a great success, the corrupt Qing government signed the Sino-French New Testament with France, and France achieved its goal.
1894- 1895, Japan, a bad neighbor, provoked the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. The Japanese army first lost Pyongyang and Liaodong on land and carried out the inhuman Lushun massacre. At sea, Li Hongzhang's Beiyang Navy, which has been operating for many years and is known as the sixth in the world and the first in Asia, was completely annihilated! 1in April, 895, the Sino-Japanese treaty of shimonoseki was signed, and the Japanese lion made a big opening, demanding compensation of 200 million taels of silver for military expenses and ceding Taiwan Province Province and Liaodong Peninsula. Later, France, Germany and Russia intervened to return Liao, and Japan extorted 30 million taels of silver, the so-called "Liao redemption fee"!