Why did the reforms introduced by empress dowager ci xi and general yuan shigai fail to improve the way China was governed

Empress Dowager ci xi was one of the most powerful woman from china. She and general Yuan Shigai tries to modernize china by recreating its government, economy and society. This reform was called as the hundred days of reform and launched in 1898.

Unfortunately, the hundred days of reform was short lived due to the failure of Self Strengthening Movement and defeat in the Sino-Japanese War. But this defeat leads to the start of the Chinese revolution.