Beiyang fleet, where Li Hongzhang lived, was defeated by the Japanese in the Sino-Japanese War, which was unexpected by Li Hongzhang and other Qing rulers. Although they are afraid of western powers, they have never faced up to Japan, because this small island country, which has been subjugated for thousands of years, is only a small barbarian country and has never been able to make waves outside the Yellow Sea and thousands of feet. However, it is such a small barbarian country, but a stone stirred up a thousand waves, overturned the new navy that the Qing government relied on to console itself-beiyang fleet, and exposed the coastline of the Qing Dynasty to the eyes of the powers that coveted China. So what makes the fleet, which is called the first in Asia and the sixth in the world, so vulnerable? This is worth pondering. Beiyang fleet is the product of the Westernization Movement. In the 1960s and 1990s, enlightened landlords, represented by Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo and Zhang Zhidong, put forward the slogans of "learning from foreigners to control foreigners" and "learning from foreigners to control foreigners" in order to save the endangered rule of the Qing Dynasty, and learned advanced science and technology from the West to enhance China's economic and military strength. Finally, in the mid-1980s, three navies, Beiyang, Nanyang and Fujian, were initially established, among which Beiyang Navy was the most powerful. However, despite the introduction of advanced ships, the management model of the army is still old and rigid. Since the formation of this fleet, there have been few training exercises, and the ships don't know how to maintain them, so that the barrels are often filled with sailors' socks, and the barrels are stained with black ash. Once a Japanese general visited the fleet and said, "No matter how big the tonnage of this fleet is, it is useless." Why don't you train a fleet? The reason is that the Qing government paid no attention to the existence and development of the fleet. In their eyes, this fleet is just a tool to show off and deceive others to the world. In addition, Cixi's "Celebration of Wanshou" misappropriated naval military expenses, and the extreme shortage of fuel and ammunition became a grim reality that the fleet had to face. At the critical moment, Britain, the United States and other countries also got in the way, selling inferior or even unusable shells to China. So beiyang fleet suffered a lot in the naval battle. 1894- 1895 The failure of the Sino-Japanese naval battle in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 finally put China under the heavy shackles of treaty of shimonoseki. With the signing of the treaty, foreign powers greatly increased their exports to China and plundered raw materials. Foreign forces further controlled China's politics and economy and became the "emperor's father" of the Qing government. After the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, who had always been arrogant, had to look at the small barbarian countries in the past with new eyes. People with lofty ideals in China are thinking hard about the roots of Japanese prosperity. Japan's modernization began with the Meiji Restoration in 1868. At that time, a small clique headed by Emperor Meiji and dominated by middle and lower class samurai violently overthrew the Tokugawa era, and the biggest cancer that prevented Japan from embarking on the road of modernization was removed. Through drastic reforms, such as abolishing the feudal system, setting up counties, reforming the land system, and implementing the policy of "civilization", we got rid of the shackles of the feudal system on the development of capitalism and embarked on the road of independent development into a powerful country. While accelerating the pace of economic development, it also carried out political system reform and established a modern emperor system, which changed from feudal monarchy to constitutional monarchy. The Constitution of the Great Japanese Empire promulgated by the Emperor also gave citizens the right to speak, assemble and make speeches. Japan also followed the trend of the times, absorbed the rich scientific and technological achievements brought by the first and second industrial revolutions, and turned them into a powerful driving force for economic development. The formation and growth of monopoly organizations promoted Japan's transition to imperialism in the early 20th century. In order to solve the contradictions in the development of capitalism and divert people's attention from the struggle, Japan launched the "Mainland Policy", which included China and North Korea in its "interest line". At this time, the Qing Westernization School only knew about introducing technology and equipment, but turned a blind eye to the political system. They thought that the feudal system in China was perfect and formulated by the sages. When the political system is thoroughly reformed, it will not only harm its own interests, but also be devastated by blasphemy against its ancestors. This subjective shackles affected the process and function of Westernization Movement, and failed to form a complete industrial base and new production relations in modern China. Although the schools founded by the Westernization Movement introduced some new forms of education, they were only limited to the content of "learning from foreigners to control foreigners" and failed to establish a truly modern education system. All these decided that the Westernization Movement ended in failure. As we all know, the prosperity of a country is inseparable from its economic base. In contemporary society, all those economically developed countries that are bossing around in international affairs or even rudely interfering in other countries' internal affairs dare to be enemies with the world because of their strong economic backing. Remember the past, learn from the future, and the bell of the fiasco of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 always rings, reminding the whole Chinese nation to face the grand plan of China's development soberly. After 50 years' struggle, especially in the last 20 years, New China has created a new situation of economic take-off, but the existing problems and shortcomings can not be ignored. Although China has made such brilliant achievements, it is still not a big country in the world and has no ability to play a leading role in international affairs. Moreover, with the rise of Japan's economy, the Japanese right-wing forces set off a historical countercurrent, which challenged the peace in China and Asia. Corruption and backwardness are the fundamental reasons for the failure of the Sino-Japanese War. Economy determines everything, and corrupt politics and backward productive forces will inevitably lead to economic weakness, which will lead to the abyss of national and national extinction. China's economic development has promoted the rapid development of politics, military affairs and culture. In the financial storm of 1997, China stood firm, gained a firm foothold and withstood the impact, which showed that China's economy had certain strength. With China's accession to the WTO, China's economy will go further to the world and set off a new upsurge of domestic economic development. Moreover, with the further enhancement of China's comprehensive strength, China's international status will be greatly improved, which is the cornerstone of stabilizing the Asia-Pacific region and the world. The world situation is unpredictable, and China faces both opportunities and challenges. China must seize the opportunity, deepen reform, adhere to the construction of two civilizations, eliminate corruption and stabilize society. It is a great strategy for the development of China to push the cause of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics into the 2 1 century in an all-round way and revitalize the Chinese nation.