Abstrakt
The purpose of this article is to outline the genesis of the Chinese New Army (xinjun) and respective stages of its further development during late Qing period, as well as to highlight the factors which largely influenced the final shape of military reforms, undertaken at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in China.
Słowa kluczowe:
New Army, Qing dynasty, Boxer Rebellion, Yuan Shikai, Empress Dowager Cixi