Does not a search for a new sense of “nation” also apply to China in this period? If the Qing emperor could not provide an effective and unifying sense of nationhood, what would have? Further, had China stumbled so far into “modern” times

Does not a search for a new sense of “nation” also apply to China in this period? If the Qing emperor could not provide an effective and unifying sense of nationhood, what would have? Further, had China stumbled so far into “modern” times that a replacement of dynasty would no longer suffice; the entire imperial system had to go. What took its place? Cite your source