Economic potential of a "Meiji" China?

Economic potential of "Meiji" China?

  • Strong potential

    Votes: 29 70.7%
  • Medium potential

    Votes: 10 24.4%
  • Low potential

    Votes: 2 4.9%
  • Zero Potential

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    41
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In a situation where Yuan Shikai is able to succesfully establish and cement his position as the new Hongxian Emperor of China in 1916, what would be the empire's long term economic potential if he carried out Meiji-esqe reforms as planned.
 
Just saw this, sorry.
First, Yuan isn't interested in industrializing China - maybe a stronger military, but he could simply buy everything, now that Li Hongzhang has proven a few decades ago that the Chinese still have a very long way to go in producing even average-grade munitions.
Second, it'll take a much longer time for China to "meiji up" than Japan.
Third, Yuan isn't going to live that long to see a fully imdustrialised China.
 

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Just saw this, sorry.
First, Yuan isn't interested in industrializing China - maybe a stronger military, but he could simply buy everything, now that Li Hongzhang has proven a few decades ago that the Chinese still have a very long way to go in producing even average-grade munitions.
Second, it'll take a much longer time for China to "meiji up" than Japan.
Third, Yuan isn't going to live that long to see a fully imdustrialised China.
This. Its a lot harder to move a large country than a smaller one, especially with a weak central government being undermined by foreigners. Japan had the benefit of being a less desireable market than China, so its industrialization was not something that would be opposed as much. With the Opium wars and the unequal treaties China's government is too undermined to really pull a Meiji IMHO.
 
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