Ding Richang was a Chinese official and founder of the Kiangnan Arsenal, remembered for his "indomitable" if not "prodigious" reform efforts, skill in foreign diplomacy, and supervision of the judicial administration, engaging in anti-tax abuse directed at the Yamen.
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Ding Richang was a Chinese official and founder of the Kiangnan Arsenal, remembered for his "indomitable" if not "prodigious" reform efforts, skill in foreign diplomacy, and supervision of the judicial administration, engaging in anti-tax abuse directed at the Yamen. In his late years, he presided over Taiwan during one of the "most dynamic periods" of its history. The program he laid there is relatable to that of the Self-Strengthening Movement.
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