1911.12.25
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Shanghai
After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, Sun Yat-sen arrived in Shanghai. Following the establishment of the Provisional Government in Nanjing, the treasury had only ten silver dollars left, facing total bankruptcy due to a lack of foreign window and diplomatic recognition.
1911.05.09
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Sichuan
Driven by a financial crisis, the Qing government announced the nationalization of the Sichuan-Hankou and Guangzhou-Hankou railways, triggering a stock market crash. Subsequently, the government mortgaged railway rights to the Four-Power Banking Consortium, directly igniting the Railway Protection Movement.