Emperor Guangxu instituted sweeping reforms to modernize the government and the economy, and as a result

The Hundred Days’ Reform attempted to modernize China’s government, education, and economy in 1898. Empress Dowager Cixi opposed the reforms and used her power to stop them, placing Guangxu under house arrest. Therefore, the correct choice is “Empress Cixi had him arrested.”

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