Reinsch, a Wisconsin political scientist, served as American minister in Peking from 1913 to 1919. He records the presidency and death of Yuan Shikai, the attempt to restore monarchy, Japan’s Twenty-One Demands, China’s entry into the World War, and the bitter disappointment of the Versailles settlement over Shantung, along with portraits of the officials and warlords he dealt with.
A first-hand view of a turning point in modern Chinese history and American policy in Asia. Download the free EPUB.