It had a strong and peaceful government during the Qing Empire and imperial powers such as Britain and the U.S. were interested in Chinese goods. By the late 1700s, however, China was experiencing internal strains with the population and with the government (columbia.edu). China had often looked down on foreigners and did not accept their cultures, but in 1793, the Chinese emperor agreed to meet with an English ambassador. The ambassador brought with him modern gadgets of that time such as clocks and instruments (Beck 371). The emperor was not interested and then the British realized they would have to find a product to trade with China so they could balance out the trading with China; that product was opium (Beck 371).
Korea prevented peoples to hold a bureaucratic office, rejecting the Chinese value that any able, intelligent person with a strong Confucian education can hold office. Korea primarily allowed only upper class citizens to hold these offices, believing royalty outweighed merit. Similarly, Japan also held the belief that noble classes were to possess these political offices and that nobility was based on heredity, and could not be earned. In the Political structure, both Korea and Japan valued and utilized a centralized government. Both had a ruling dynasty, however Japan differentiates from Korea, in that Japan's emperor served as a figurehead.
The importance of politics in China can be shown because, in order to live a good life you need to be part of the society, politics in India did not develop because of the structures implanted in the caste system, (regional political units were often highlighted). The importance of politics in China can be attributed to Confucius belief, that in order to live a good life, one must participate in politics. In India, due to the caste system, there really was no need to have a strong political system like China’s. Present time in India it seems that there is a stronger political system than caste system, but in China there is still a stronger political system. In both Han China & Gupta India, there were some similarities in their imperial governments.
During imperialism, china remained loyal to their many traditional values. The Chinese disliked western ideas because it interfered with Confucianism. The Chinese believed that it would be best for them if they stayed with their language and religious beliefs. They also did not believe in the new technology because it went against their beliefs. Most of china’s wealth came from land so people saw no reason to expand its industries.
To what extent did the Soviet Union generate the growth of the KMT and the CCP 1919-27? The Soviet Union did contribute significantly to the growth of the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party however, to a certain extent only. The Soviet Union has assisted and interfered the Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang such as sending military and political advisors to China and a military academy in Guangzhou. On the other hand, in spite of the Soviet Union’s influence, the majority of military cadets were not communist. There were many things that the Soviet Union helped China with however, did not to the whole of China.
Japan however, never succeeded in creating an effective centralized and bureaucratic state to match that of China but they did try to borrow that idea from China and produced it to the best of their ability. China was a major state during the period of 600-1450, therefore many of their ideas, recourses and culture were borrowed by many other states. Because of the fact that many borrowed from China, the state also became greater. Southeast Asia and Japan were two that borrowed heavily from Chinese culture. They borrowed their rituals, religions and
Although many nations did not like the letter, all countries to which it was sent, except Japan, had expressed approval at the ideas and goals that it espoused. Even though some of the ideas it presented were unpopular with the Imperialist nations, the Open Door Policy was a very event document in Chinese history. In the Open Door Notes, John Hay suggested indiscriminate taxation between nations. Hay defined indiscriminate taxation as not imposing taxes based on nationality. Many countries at the time had strong power in their
Source A and Source B also differ in tone. Source A conveys to readers a more “matter-of-fact” and informative tone. Source A does not comment on Qin Shi Huang’s harsh rules like Source B, which is more critical towards Qin Shi Huang’s harsh rule. Source A uses less critical words compared to Source B. Source A states that “they extended many of the reforms to the whole country”, but they did not describe how Qin Shi Huang and Li Si extended those reforms.
Although most countries were proud of their representative’s attire some countries found other countries’ attire to be hypocritical and disrespectful. The U.S received countless backlashes due to the American’s not-made-in-the-USA uniform. Originally created by world renowned designer and American brand Ralph Lauren; Ralph wanted the uniforms to embody America in the traditional sense of patriotism. The uniforms were in fact designed in America and inspired by America but were made and assembled in China. When news leaked of these “made in china” uniforms U.S citizens were outraged.
At that time, there were a lot of illiterates in China; they didn’t understand why the students did that. Even though the workers, and the peasants, they couldn’t fully appreciate the students strived for liberty. People could hear the kind of inauthentic but still persuasive “politicized "Confucian voce, which is obedience, duty, commitment to the goal of socialism and so forth. Therefore a fruitful interaction, which is a fusion, needs to become possible between liberal democratic