I want to know the answer to the following question:
Which historian blamed naval weakness for European imperialism in China?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Meanwhile, new but not exactly modern Chinese armies suppressed the midcentury rebellions, bluffed Russia into a peaceful settlement of disputed frontiers in Central Asia, and defeated the French forces on land in the Sino-French War (1884–85).". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no