Why the Chinese military is still haunted by this 19th-century 'humiliation'

Good read. I literally laughed out loud wen I read this: "China was in no position to fight back, as it was then embroiled in the devastating Taiping Rebellion, a peasant uprising led by a failed civil-service examinee claiming to be the brother of Jesus Christ."

Excellent read, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the highly interesting article.