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Why did Charles Gordon write about the suffering of the Chinese people?
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Gordon wrote about the suffering of the Chinese people because he was appalled by the scenes of poverty and suffering he saw. He wrote in a letter to his sister: "The horrible furtive looks of the wretched inhabitants hovering around one's boats haunts me, and the knowledge of their want of nourishment would sicken anyone; they are like wolves. The dead lie where they fall, and are, in some cases, trodden quite flat by passers by". The suffering of the Chinese people strengthened Gordon's