March — The Shanghai radical paper The Alarm Bell is shut down under German pressure
March 31 - The British Indian Army and the Qing dynasty garrison troops in charge of Qumei Xingu exchanged fire. The British Indian Army slaughtered more than 700 people with machine guns and artillery.
In mid-April - the British Indian Army entered the Gyantse County. In the face of the strong fortifications of Gyangzong Zongshan, the British army transferred more than 4,000 reinforcements and eight cannons from India and a large number of advanced armor-piercing projectiles.
June 12 - the “Eastern Times“ was published in Shanghai, and was published by Japanese journalist Kotarō Munakata [ja]. The actual founder was Di Chuqing (狄楚青). At the beginning of the publication, Kang Youwei's student Luo Xiaogao served as the chief editor, and the newspaper became an important mouthpiece of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao.
June 21 — A special Imperial pardon is extended to all reformers of 1898, except Sun Yat-sen, Liang Qichao, and Kang Youwei