The Impact of the Westward Spread of Western Learning on Modern Chinese History

Since the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, Western politics, culture, religion, science and technology, and military affairs have continuously spread to China under the influence of Western countries. This has had a significant impact on China’s feudal political system, gradually transforming its feudal autocracy. This process represents an important developmental stage and component in China’s transition from a feudal autocracy to a modern democratic republic, as well as a crucial phase in the shift from a feudal economy to a capitalist national economy.

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