China experienced two significant crises in history and
recent times. Both the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
caused immense impacts on Chinese history and the current situation. The effects
of the 1900 crisis and the 2020 crisis in China were both internal and external,
domestic and international. Since the relevant research in the comparison and contrast
of these two crises is scarce in whether their similarities and differences, this
research will provide a comparative study of 1900 and 2020 Chinese Crises, exploring
the ramifications and influences of these two tremendous “catastrophes”. This paper
will provide the context of the Chinese 1900 and 2020 Crises, the Chinese government’s
actions and responses to the plights in different stages, and the divergent consequences
of these two paths.
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