Including the disadvantages of the traditional feudal system, the lack of a complete plan, the lack of understanding of the person in charge, the opposition of conservatives, the corruption of bureaucratic style and so on.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Beiyang Navy was completely annihilated, which marked the complete loss of the strength of the Qing navy and the bankruptcy of the 35-year Westernization Movement.

Natural inquiry:

Westernization Movement is a self-help movement led by the ruling class of failed feudal landlords. Mary Clabaugh Wright, an American sinologist, commented on the "self-improvement" movement at this stage: "Not only a dynasty, but also a civilization seems to have collapsed, but due to the extraordinary efforts of some outstanding people in the 1960s, they finally came back to life and lasted for another 60 years."

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Positive impact:

From the early 1960s to the 1990s, there was a brief "reconciliation between China and foreign countries". In order to maintain the feudal rule of the Qing government, some enlightened people in the ruling group took a series of measures to "strengthen themselves" and "seek wealth". Although the purpose is to get rid of "internal troubles and foreign invasion" and maintain feudal rule, this movement is in line with the historical trend.

Objectively, it promoted the development of China's productive forces, promoted the emergence and development of Chinese national capitalism, resisted the economic input of foreign capitalism to a certain extent, and promoted the modernization of China's education and national defense.

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