China started to very broadly modernise their army in the late 19th century most likely to compete with other countries in the latest military technology.
How Did They Modernise?
China started to modernise their army by purchasing new guns such as repeater magazine rifles from Germany and things such as torpedoes and mines.
what New tactics Did they Use?
China started to reorganise their armies by using things such as sniping and pincering tactics which involve flanking the enemy and attacking them from both sides.
Amazing Fact 101
Although China has a very large Army today a large portion of them are untrained.
Questions:
1. Do you think its a good thing to have a large army with untrained soldiers? Why?
2. Do you think China modernising all of their weaponry a good investment? Why?