u/dorballom09

Japanese Meiji restoration era seems more succesful than last few decades of Qing dynasty of china. By the early 1900, Japan was regraded as an industrial modern state with good army. They even won vs Russia. While Chinese Qing empire was never able to bounce back from decline.

Also, can we consider Japanese emperor Meiji as a succesful ruler who defended his nation from western imperialism during colonial era?