Today I learned on Nostr: TIL After Imperial China was overthrown in 1911, the Qing court sent an envoy, Tang ...

TIL After Imperial China was overthrown in 1911, the Qing court sent an envoy, Tang Shaoyi, to negotiate peace with the Republic of China. Tang visited Sun Yat-sen in the Presidential Palace and was so moved that he switched sides and became the first Premier of the National Republic

https://www.cctv.com/english/TouchChina/China20th/20020819/100080.html
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