Why is Li Hongzhang called "Oriental Bismarck"?

Compared with Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang was called Oriental Bismarck by westerners and was unpopular in China. Splesmay is a bloody German prime minister and a very famous figure in modern times, but foreigners can give the name Oriental Splesmay to Li Hongzhang, which shows that Li Hongzhang still has a considerable position in the hearts of foreigners.

Li Hongzhang was called Oriental Bismarck by foreigners, not only because he established an armed army with western-style equipment, but also created a large number of modern military industries. /kloc-At the end of the 9th century, Li Hongzhang paid a visit to Germany for more than 20 days at the invitation of Germany. In the face of Li Hongzhang's visit, Germany also attaches great importance to it. Later, as a representative of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang bought a large number of warships from Germany. In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the famous Dingyuan Ship and Zhenyuan Ship were German-made warships.

The reason why Germany gave Li Hongzhang such high treatment was that it hoped that the Qing government could use a lot of silver to buy these warships, so the German emperor William II personally met Li Hongzhang. During Li Hongzhang's visit to Germany, he also met with former German Prime Minister Bismarck, and also had a conversation between Li Hongzhang and Bismarck. But in my opinion, westerners will call Li Hongzhang Oriental Bismarck, which is just a compliment to Li Hongzhang. After all, Li Hongzhang did not make immortal contributions to Germany like Bismarck.

And the failure of the Beiyang Navy formed by Li Hongzhang in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 made his title a joke. When Li Hongzhang was alive, he tried his best to safeguard the interests of China and tried to make China strong again with the help of the Westernization Movement. He also argued in foreign negotiations to safeguard the interests of China, but in the end, because the Qing Dynasty was weak, he failed to achieve his goal.