century of humiliation

== English == === Etymology === Derived from Chinese 百年國恥 / 百年国耻 (bǎinián guóchǐ). Coined in 1915 in opposition to the Twenty-One Demands by the Japanese Empire. === Proper noun === the century of humiliation (politics, historical) The period of wars against the Qing dynasty and the succeeding Republic of China by Western countries and the Japanese Empire, lasting from 1839 to 1945 or 1949. ==== Translations ==== === See also === sick man of East Asia (Western view of this period) Chinese Century (China as a global superpower)