[quote=Dutchbag]
People are their country but if the system of government is violently overthrown and replaced by something very different they're kicked. The Qing and Yuan Shikai aren't that different.
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This is somewhat dependent on whether or not Yuan Shikai declares himself Emperor or not. It seems entirely within the realms of reason that he could instead turn the Chinese Republic into some kind of military junta centered on the Beiyang Army which would contrast starkly with the Qing Empire before it.