![]() In the Appendices will be found every document of importance for the period of under examination, - 1911 to 1917. The influence of the Chinese Republic, in the opinion of the writer, cannot fail to be ultimately world-wide in view of the practically unlimited resources in man-power which it disposes of. The whole of the material grouped in this novel fashion should not fail to bring conviction that the Far East, with its 500 millions of people, is destined to play an important role in post-bellum history because of the new type of modern spirit which is being there evolved. These documents prove conclusively that although the Japanese is more practical than the Chinese - and more concise - there can be no question as to which brain is the more fruitful.Ĭoupled with this discussion there is much matter giving an insight into the extraordinary and calamitous foreign ignorance about present-day China, an ignorance which is just as marked among those resident in the country as among those who have never visited it. In 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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