After the Revolution of 1911, why did the Manchu government prefer to abdicate rather than return to GATT? Why not learn from Yuan Shundi?

That's right. The north has always been under Japanese control. After Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, the Qing government became a puppet government controlled by foreign forces.

At that time, the Qing government could not go back to the north, and the provisional government of the Republic of China could not let him go back. Abdication is the best result.

Even if we go back, it will be captured sooner or later. The three-year-old emperor, coupled with the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government at that time, was overthrown by the people and had no mass base at all. No one would support them.

No one can come out to clean up the mess. The only one who can rely on is Yuan Shikai, who can only be controlled by others and provide an excuse to sweep out anti-thieves in the name of the emperor.

Finally, coupled with the favorable conditions put forward by the Republic of China, the weak and incompetent Qing government had to choose to abdicate, which was a good choice.