noun
Self-Strengthening Movement; Westernization Movement
Historical term for a late Qing dynasty reform movement in China (1860s–1890s) that aimed to modernize China's military and industry by adopting Western technology while preserving Confucian values.
洋務運動は、清末の中国で西洋の技術を導入しようとした改革運動です。
The Self-Strengthening Movement was a reform movement in late Qing China that sought to introduce Western technology.
From Chinese 洋務運動／洋务运动 (Yángwù Yùndòng), literally 'Western affairs movement'. The Japanese reading is on'yomi.