After the Imo Incident and the Gapsin Coup, the Qing dynasty replaced Japan and gained big power of influence; in that time, there was always the Qing dynasty behind Korea and always tried to change Korea from "zokkoku" in Kaichitsujo to "subject state" under treaty system.
壬午・甲申両事変の後に日本に変わって大きな影響力をもつようになった清朝が朝鮮の背後にいて、華夷秩序の「属国」から条約体制の「属国」への転換を画策していた。