7-Mar-13 World View -- China's Wen Jiabao warns of unrest and widespread environmental destruction
Syrian refugees top 1 million, flooding into neighboring countries
** 7-Mar-13 World View -- China's Wen Jiabao warns of unrest and widespread environmental destruction
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China's Wen Jiabao warns of corruption and widespread environmental destruction
China announces big increase in domestic security budget
Syrian refugees top 1 million, flooding into neighboring countries
Arab League opens the door to arming Syrian rebels
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Generational Dynamics, China, Wen Jiabao, Mao Zedong,
Taiping Rebellion, Communist Revolution,
United Nations Human Rights Council, UNHCR, Syria,
Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt,
Arab League, Syrian National Council, SNC,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia
7-Mar-13 WV-China's Wen Jiabao and environmental destruction
Re: 7-Mar-13 WV-China's Wen Jiabao and environmental destruc
It wasn't just the Taiping Rebellion, though. There were numerous other rebellions happening at roughly the same time: the Dungan Revolt (1862-1877), the Nien Rebellion (1851-1868), the Panthay Rebellion, the Miao Rebellion (1854-1873).
However, they each took place in different regions of China. The Taiping Rebellion was primarily in Southern China, an armed uprising against the Qing Dynasty.
The Dungan Revolt was in central and Western China and unlike the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was not an attempt to overthrow the rulers, and was actually an ethnic and religious conflict within Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang provinces. It was also more a spontaneous revolution than a planned uprising. It began with local brawls, riots, and disputes over what appeared at first glance to be trivial matters. However, it truly began growing in 1862 into a serious rebellion, attempting to take advantage of the Qing Dynasty being occupied with the Taiping rebels.
The Nien Rebellion happened at the same time, only in Northern China. Like the Taiping Rebellion, their goal was to overthrow the Qing dynasty. The groups formed throughout the 1840's as discontent about Manchu corruption grew and they faced economic ruin because of the Yellow River causing massive devastation in 1851 and again in 1855, viewing the rulers as responsible for their suffering.
The Miao Rebellion was another ethnic conflict, with the Miao people feeling increasing marginalized in favor of the Han Chinese. As with the other rebellions happening in the same time period, the main causes were corruption, poverty, and strong competition for decent farmland.
One of the major reasons that all five rebellions failed, despite some initial success, was that there was little effort made by any of the rebels to coordinate with one another and work together, allowing the Qing dynasty to put down each one of them, all with horrific loss of life.
The fact that these rebellions took place within a short time period of one another, as well as within different regions of China, indicate that this is a case of merging timelines. In addition, each one, even though they ultimately failed in their goals, did have the effect of seriously weakening the Qing Dynasty, leading to its elimination in 1911.
However, they each took place in different regions of China. The Taiping Rebellion was primarily in Southern China, an armed uprising against the Qing Dynasty.
The Dungan Revolt was in central and Western China and unlike the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was not an attempt to overthrow the rulers, and was actually an ethnic and religious conflict within Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang provinces. It was also more a spontaneous revolution than a planned uprising. It began with local brawls, riots, and disputes over what appeared at first glance to be trivial matters. However, it truly began growing in 1862 into a serious rebellion, attempting to take advantage of the Qing Dynasty being occupied with the Taiping rebels.
The Nien Rebellion happened at the same time, only in Northern China. Like the Taiping Rebellion, their goal was to overthrow the Qing dynasty. The groups formed throughout the 1840's as discontent about Manchu corruption grew and they faced economic ruin because of the Yellow River causing massive devastation in 1851 and again in 1855, viewing the rulers as responsible for their suffering.
The Miao Rebellion was another ethnic conflict, with the Miao people feeling increasing marginalized in favor of the Han Chinese. As with the other rebellions happening in the same time period, the main causes were corruption, poverty, and strong competition for decent farmland.
One of the major reasons that all five rebellions failed, despite some initial success, was that there was little effort made by any of the rebels to coordinate with one another and work together, allowing the Qing dynasty to put down each one of them, all with horrific loss of life.
The fact that these rebellions took place within a short time period of one another, as well as within different regions of China, indicate that this is a case of merging timelines. In addition, each one, even though they ultimately failed in their goals, did have the effect of seriously weakening the Qing Dynasty, leading to its elimination in 1911.
Re: 7-Mar-13 WV-China's Wen Jiabao and environmental destruc
Another reason China is unlikely to be a credible threat - they cant manage themselves internally well enough to start a serious war. And even if they did they couldn't execute it properly with no inter-branch cooperation. China is always one step away from dissolution. It always has been. Hell the premiere's office in Beijing are guarded by THREE separate police forces that do not cooperate or communciate with each other.
Your WW2 example is invalid I believe. China was invaded and the two parties didnt cooperate from the get go but they did later in the war. And cooperate is being generous - they jsut didnt kill each other temporarily. They were also completely ineffective against the Japanese apart from tieing down troops.
Your WW2 example is invalid I believe. China was invaded and the two parties didnt cooperate from the get go but they did later in the war. And cooperate is being generous - they jsut didnt kill each other temporarily. They were also completely ineffective against the Japanese apart from tieing down troops.
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