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In 1910, ''Scharnhorst'' won the Kaiser's ''Schießpreis'' (Shooting Prize) for excellent gunnery in the East Asia Squadron. On 25 November, ''Scharnhorst'' and the rest of the squadron went on a trip to Hong Kong and [[Nanjing]]; while in Hong Kong, an outbreak of [[typhus]] struck. Among those who were infected was Gühler, who succumbed to the disease on 21 January 1911. In the meantime, unrest had broken out in [[Pohnpei|Ponape]], which required the presence of ''Emden'' and ''Nürnberg''. ''Scharnhorst'' instead went on a tour of Southeast Asian ports, including [[Saigon]], [[Singapore]], and [[Jakarta|Batavia]]. She then returned to Tsingtao by way of Hong Kong and [[Amoy]], arriving on 1 March. There, ''Konteradmiral'' [[Günther von Krosigk]] was waiting to take command of the squadron. Two weeks later, the squadron was reinforced by the arrival of ''Scharnhorst''{{'}}s [[sister ship]] {{SMS|Gneisenau||2}} on 14 March.{{sfn|Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz|p=107}}
From 30 March to 12 May, ''Scharnhorst'' went on a cruise in Japanese waters with Krosigk aboard. She thereafter steamed to the northern area of the German protectorate in early July; at the time tensions were high in Europe due to the [[Agadir Crisis]]. Krosigk attempted to keep the situation calm in East Asia and he took his flagship on a tour of harbors in the Yellow Sea. By 15 September, the cruiser was back in Tsingtao. After arriving in Tsingtao, ''Scharnhorst'' went into dock for her annual repair; Krosigk accordingly shifted his flag to ''Gneisenau'' temporarily. On 10 October, the [[Xinhai Revolution]] against the [[Qing Dynasty]] broke out,
[[File:Vonspee1.JPG|thumb|upright|left|''[[Vizeadmiral]]'' [[Maximilian von Spee]], who would command ''Scharnhorst'' during World War I|alt=A older man in a double-breasted naval uniform]]
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