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... if you prefer reading in dark mode, activate AMP) This one takes place during (a presumably fictional version of) the Republic of China (1912-1949). Some of my footnotes in this chapter expand on the historical context given by the author.


In the late 19th century, due to the corruption of the Qing Dynasty and the depth of the invasion of the capitalist powers, and especially due to the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War,[1] China fell into a serious national crisis.


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