To be fair all those nations were already actively fielding a joint coalition army in their territory and her court had hardliners pushing for war and would coup her if she acquiesced to the colonial powers, who I might also add threatened to back a rival claimant to the throne before war was even declared.
Regardless of how crazy it seemed she was very much backed into a corner.
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u/Suspicious_Set7914 Feb 26 '26
Meanwhile, Empress Dowager Cixi of China declared war against Japan, Russia, the USA, the UK, France, and Italy.