Need of Change in Early 19th Century China

Abstract

The research paper is primarily based on three essays: "Geopolitical Analysis of Western Expansion in Maritime Asia" (Jame Kate Leonard), "Wei Yuan and the Hai-Kuo Tu-Chih" (Wei Yuan), and "Wang Tao’s Perspective on a Changing World" (Paul A. Cohen), as well as "Changing Chinese View of Western Relations" (Yen Ping Hao).

Scientific Novelty. This paper primarily examines the works and ideas of Wang Tao and Wei Yuan, which explore the threats faced by China in the 19^th century and the evolving global landscape of that period, and how these intellectuals came up with ideas about the needs of China and what changes it needed.

Conclusions. Both Wang Tao and Weiyuan are esteemed scholars and intellectuals of 19^th-century China, having authored influential works. Wang Tao is renowned in modern Chinese journalism. He was a distinguished scholar, journalist, educator, and historian, while Wei Yuan was a prominent scholar serving the Qing government.  The ideas and opinions of intellectuals play a significant role in shaping a society.