Depends on what sources you are talking about.
The French Revolution is important because it was a major change in government; it brought an end to absolute monarchy and a start to a representative government.
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Empress Dowager ci xi was one of the most powerful woman from china. She and general Yuan Shigai tries to modernize china by recreating its government, economy and society. This reform was called as the hundred days of reform and launched in 1898.
Unfortunately, the hundred days of reform was short lived due to the failure of Self Strengthening Movement and defeat in the Sino-Japanese War. But this defeat leads to the start of the Chinese revolution.
There was no Congress or Senate. This was new, unchartered territory.
