Self Strengthening Movement (jan 1, 1861 – jan 1, 1895)

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- (Yangwu yundong) was a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers
- Majority of the ruling elite still subscribed to a conservative Confucian worldview, but following China's serious defeats in the First and Second Opium Wars, several officials now argued that in order to strengthen itself against the West, it was necessary to adopt Western military technology and armaments
- They had to establish shipyards and arsenals, and by hiring foreign advisors to train Chinese artisans to manufacture such wares in China

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