These come from the State of Qin: A Collection of Essays on the Chinese Question

Author: Hude
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The several essays included in this book attempt to progressively explore a major issue of the time—how to address the question of China. These articles are reprinted in an anthology form to facilitate those who find them useful or interesting. The essays are not perfect or flawless, and their primary purpose is to deepen the reader's understanding of the aforementioned issue. The book also includes a circular letter from the Imperial Household Department to foreign envoys and a memorandum from the Imperial Maritime Customs Service on business relations. As appendices, they are intended to explain and supplement the viewpoints presented in the essays. The six essays in this book summarize Hude's observations on China's foreign relations from the Opium War to the Boxer Rebellion over a span of 60 years. After the Boxer Rebellion, Hude comprehensively elaborates on his own views on how Western powers should address the "China question." It is clear to see his stance and attitude toward China's future and development issues in these essays. The six essays openly promote the "Yellow Peril" theory, which holds that China is highly likely to become a significant threat to the world in the future. They advocate that preventing the "Yellow Peril" should be the starting point of Western China policy.