There are also at least 26 dead in related events and over 20,000 arrested, mostly…
The word shock is used differently by the medical community and the general public. The connotation by the public is an intense emotional reaction to a stressful situation or bad news. The medical definition of shock is much different.
The currency name, although also written as “元”, is actually “圆” with the same pronunciation in Mandarin. This character means “circular/round”, and was an explicit mentioning about shape of Spanish dollars—they were the same rounded shape and weight, reducing the need of weighing silvers in transaction…