After the incident, the Qing refused apologies, confident in the superiority of their navy, which included the Chinese turret ship Dingyuan, a relatively modern pre-dreadnought battleship built in Germany.
The Qing refused apologies. This was after the incident. This was confident in the superiority of their navy. Apologies included the Chinese turret ship Dingyuan. This was confident in the superiority of their navy. The Chinese turret ship Dingyuan was a relatively modern pre-dreadnought battleship. This relatively modern pre-dreadnought battleship was built in Germany.