These come from the State of Qin (Collected Essays on the China Question)

Author: (British) Hardie, translated by Ye Fengmei
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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 republished in an anthology format to facilitate those who find them useful or interesting. The essays are not perfect or flawless; their primary purpose is to deepen the reader's understanding of the aforementioned issue. The book also includes a circular 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 views presented in the essays. These six essays summarize Hardie's perspective on China's foreign relations from the Opium War to the Boxer Rebellion over a span of 60 years. After the Boxer Rebellion, Hardie comprehensively elaborates on his own stance on how Western powers should address the "China question," clearly revealing his position and attitude toward China's future and development. These six essays openly advocate the "Yellow Peril" theory, which posits that China is highly likely to become a significant threat to the world in the future, and that preventing the "Yellow Peril" should be the starting point of Western China policy.