How China Tried to Modernize and Failed | 100 Days Reform & Boxer Rebellion

In the late 19th century, China faced unprecedented internal and external crises. After the devastating defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, Chinese reformers like Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao launched the Hundred Days' Reform in a bold attempt to modernize the empire. Inspired by Japan’s Meiji Restoration, they sought to overhaul China’s political, educational, and military institutions.