At the time, Qing was being invaded by such powerful countries, and he had a vision of the future of East Asia that included, first, the three countries complete independence, then, in consideration of the current situation of Korea with regard to the Sakuho-koku (countries to confer peerage with a Saku paper), and then aimed for the tripartite alliance of Japan, Qing and Korea.
当時の清国が列強の侵略下にあり、朝鮮がその清の冊封国であるという現状を踏まえて、まず三国が完全に独立を果たす、次いで三国の同盟を目指すという形で将来の東アジア像を描いていた。