At that time, China was in the late Qing Dynasty and was plunged into the abyss of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. Empress Dowager Cixi 19 Since the 1960s and 1970s, the Westernization School in the Qing government started a Westernization Movement with the slogan of "self-improvement" and "seeking wealth". The Westernization Movement kept pace with Europe and America in science and technology (especially military technology), so the scene of "ruling and rejuvenating the country together" appeared in the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty 1888, Beiyang Navy was formally established and became a relatively powerful naval force in Asia. Even if the European and American powers slowed down the pace of aggression, the Qing government did not change the state system like Japan, so the so-called "Zhongxing" was only a flash in the pan. At this time, the politics of the Qing dynasty was very corrupt, the people lived in poverty, the various factions in the officialdom were intrigued and intrigued, the national defense and military strength were very different, and the discipline was lax.