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Anglo-Chinese diplomacy in the careers of Sir John Jordan and Yuan Shih-kai, 1906-1920 / Chan Lau Kit-ching.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chan Lau, Kit-ching.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- China--Foreign relations--1912-1949.
- China.
- China--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--China.
- Great Britain.
- Jordan, John Newell, Sir, 1852-.
- Jordan, John Newell.
- Yuan, Shikai, 1859-1916.
- Yuan, Shikai.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Other Title:
- Anglo-Chinese diplomacy 1906-1920
- Place of Publication:
- [Hong Kong] : Hong Kong University Press, 1978.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Yüan Shih-k'ai emerged around the turn of the century as the strong man in China with great political influence and military power. He was the governor-general of Chihli, the capital province of China, in 1906 and was elected President of the Republic in 1912. From 1915 he started a movement to restore the monarchy in China and to make himself emperor. This attempt met much opposition and was abruptly ended with Yüan's death in 1916. Sir John Newell Jordan was the British minister at Peking from 1906-1920, representing a nation which was still regarded as the most influential power in China. Jordan was a close personal friend of Yüan. The interaction between Jordan and Yüan mirrors not only Anglo-Chinese relations but also international diplomacy in China during this eventful period. This short study is based mainly on Jordan's official papers and private correspondence and helps to reassess the parts played by both Yüan and Jordan in China.
- Contents:
- 1. British policy towards China and Jordan's career before 1906
- 2. Jordan, Yuan and Chinese politics, 1906-1911
- 3. The 1911 Revolution
- 4. Yuan’s presidency, 1912-1915
- 5. The monarchical movement.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [144]-156) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-70514-8
- 9786612705144
- 988-220-006-0
- OCLC:
- 651048269
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