<span>He called it a reforming purge that was designed to help the
country. In reality, it was done to make room for his own party because
it was the spoil system in which the governmental positions would go to
party members, not to those who actually deserve it. During his first
term, he changed as much as 20% of government workers.</span>
They named themselves the middle kingdom because they saw themselves as the center of the world.
They both depended on the rivers. And human sacrifice XD. <span />
As a result of the Boxer Rebellion, China was subjected to even greater humiliation. ... Overwhelmed by the Western military response, the Chinese were humiliated by having to pay reparations and allow concessions to the Western powers that effectively denied them control over their own country.
