Why did the Qing government not continue the war of resistance after the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-1895, but signed the treaty of shimonoseki with Japan for compensation?

Because in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Qing government was frightened by Japan's fighting capacity, even if the new government at that time was very weak, the Qing government at that time could choose to continue the war of resistance with Japan.

1894- 1895 After the defeat of the Qing government, it signed the treaty of shimonoseki with Japan and was willing to surrender voluntarily. If we look at the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 from the present perspective, the Qing government not only had better weapons and equipment than Japan, but also had several times as many troops as Japan, because the fighting quality of the Qing government at that time was very poor and the quality level was too low, which led to the Qing government's defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Nevertheless, if the Qing government chooses to continue the war of resistance, the outcome of the Sino-Japanese War may not really end in the defeat of the Qing government.

The Qing government was very weak.

Before the Qing government lost the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-1895, the new government at that time held the illusion of de-China and said that Japan was only a small country. In fact, before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Qing government did defeat Japan in Nagasaki Battle, which also gave the Qing government the capital to continue its dream. But then, Japan formulated a series of strategies all over the country, and vowed to surpass the Qing government, which was only an empty shell in name only.

The Qing government didn't understand modern warfare at all.

At that time, the Qing government was only an ancient army, and the Japanese army had reached the level of a modern army, so the Qing government at that time did not understand modern warfare at all. Especially when treaty of shimonoseki was signed, the Qing government at that time did not understand that treaty of shimonoseki meant that a country's sovereignty was about to be lost, and even less did it know that treaty of shimonoseki would directly lead to the opening of the Qing government's door by the great powers.

In addition, because the Qing government was a way of family rule, the Qing government at that time thought that as long as the security of its rule was no problem, the matter of ceding land compensation would not affect its luxurious life.