Note 59 — XV TZŬ HSI RESUMES THE REGENCY (1898)
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As an example of Chinese official methods: the Shanghai Taotai when requesting the British Consul-General’s assistance to arrest K’ang Yu-wei, did not hesitate to say that the Emperor was dead, murdered by the Chief Reformer. Vide Blue Book No. I of 1899; letter No. 401.