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 Daewongun had an audience with the Korean King

August 26, 1882, the Chinese commissioner Wu Changqing and Ma Jianzhong seized Heungseon Daewongun, Yi Ha-eung in Seoul, and sent him to Tianjin for prison next day. Ma is an important official of foreign affairs as well as a linguist in late Qing. About his ideas of international affairs, you may refer to our research finding: Chen San-ching, "A Brief Introduction of the Diplomatic Thought of Ma Jianzhong".

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