The Battle of Yalu was the first Sino-Japanese war fought in 1894-1895 between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan. The outcome, a victory for Japan, emphasised the decline of Chinese power and the rise of Japan since it opened up to the West in the 1850s.
(Bloomberg) –In the “century of humiliation” that President Xi Jinping often evokes for his goal of turning Chinainto a great power, one particular episode resonates: The defeat of China’s navy by Japan in 1894.
(Bloomberg) –In the “century of humiliation” that President Xi Jinping often evokes for his goal of turning China into a great power, one particular episode resonates: The defeat of China’s navy by Japan in 1894.
