The situation in the Far East 1902 vs. 2022
Nov 14, 2022
Early in 1902, the Chinese government began to enumerate the Empire’s population for taxation purposes. The population of the eighteen provinces of China proper was 407,734,330.
Even back then, China was the most populous country. The British Empire had almost a similar population. The third most populous country was the Russian Empire. Despite its high population and potential ability to assemble a large army, China was the object of the claims of the great powers of the time.
