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Korea on the Brink: The Late 19th Century Crossroad of East Asia

Bloged in Society by Milen Nedev Thursday July 28, 2005

Author: Avram Agov, Media Times Review

The period between the Sino-Japanese and Russian-Japanese wars is one of crucial importance for Korea, as the two wars were caused primarily by regional rivalries over the Korean peninsula. At the same time, these two wars were also turning points for all the countries involved. The Sino-Japanese War marked not only the defeat and humiliation of China but also the break up of the Sino-centric regional order and the demise of the imperial system in China in 1911. It also signaled the rise of Japanese might. The Russo-Japanese War solidified Japan’s regional assertiveness and threw Russia into a chain of dramatic internal shifts that ultimately led to the revolutions of 1905 and 1917.

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