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The essayist, Ma Jianzhong, advocated for a number of reforms in late Qing China, including the creation of a specialized diplomatic corps, which would help strengthen the country and enrich the people.
Ma Jianzhong was a close advisor to the powerful Qing government official, Li Hongzhang, and wrote several essays between 1878 and 1890 outlining his plans for economic and administrative reform. He was the first Chinese to advocate the creation of a specialized and professional diplomatic corps. This translation of his essays aims to contribute to a wider understanding of the origins and circulation of reform ideas in the late Qing.
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