China and Japan are two unique civilizations that went through similar‚ yet vastly different changes throughout their histories. Their growth and response to other nations differed in many ways in government‚ lifestyle‚ and general well-being. One of the main causes for such difference between the countries is the way the West influenced each region‚ and the way China and Japan responded to this influence. China focused more on the idea of being a "status oriented" society‚ while Japan was more
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From the Warring States Period and throughout the Edo Period‚ Japan has remained an isolationist country that wouldn’t tolerate any and all outside influence on their society if they deemed it as “morally corruptible”. To that extent‚ Japan went to great lengths to preserve their culture and expel Chinese influence on their faiths for almost two centuries; as well as being able to thrive even while being aware of the West. But it wouldn’t be long until the arrival of shipwrecked Portuguese sailors
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social influences from the West. The United States has been one of the biggest role model for China in terms of developing into a first world country. China has acquired from the United States different skills for developing the economy‚ but along with the inflow of foreign knowledge also comes foreign cultural practices. The McDonald’s to Hollywood blockbusters‚ it is evident that China has opened up to American culture and mass media. In analyzing the influence of American culture in China‚ one
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The European arrival had an effect on both China and Japan. China and Japan had some similar and different reactions to the arrival of the Europeans. In China and Japan‚ the European arrival affected the technologies and economies of both societies similarly‚ whereas the reason of isolation differed in these societies. The technology of the European’s following their arrival penetrated both the Japanese and Chinese societies. In China‚ in order to gain the elites interest in the Christian religion
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China | Japan | * Confucius Society * Forced into a reform mode * Realized‚ the West was eager to gain access to Chinese market (opium) * Technological superiority * The government tore up first railway line. * Modestly interested in Western military innovation. * Civil war broke out between semi-Christian religious group and the government. * Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence. * Intrusions by Europeans reduce economy‚ increased hostility. * Footbinding
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CHINA‚ INDIA‚ AND JAPAN RESPONDS TO WESTERN IMPERIALISM C. H. HIS 351 Asia in Age of Decolonization and Globalization August 2012 Western imperialism or expansion ignored a country’s sovereign right to self-rule and independence from dominant foreign powers. Using the premise of colonization or Manifest Destiny‚ the search for trade routes‚ raw goods and materials‚ and cheap sources of labor legitimized imperialistic might. Whether it was the undiscovered countries of the Americas‚ the dark
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How Western Imperialism affects China and Japan China and Japan had very different experiences with Western Imperialism . Their reactions to western interference would lay a foundation for their destiny in a world that was rapidly progressing forward ‚ leaving the traditional world behind . China viewed themselves as totally self sufficient ‚ superior ‚ and the only truly civilized land in a barbarous world. They were inward looking and were encouraged by the conservative Confucianistic beliefs
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China and Japan’s Responses to Western Influence During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ much of the western world had at the very least‚ begun to modernize. Countries on this side of the globe were becoming booming metropolises. Trade with many other nations brought lots of new things to these western countries and also resulted in the Europeans observing a good deal of places that were not yet modernized. These observations later lead to the western nations wanting to make changes. They
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Japan and China both had differing responses to the Western Penetration during the 19th Century. China rejected the idea of westernization‚ while Japan embraced it‚ and used it to their advantage. China adopted a policy of isolationism‚ and that‚ in the long run‚ hurt China‚ while Japan flourished with trading and rose to power due to westernization. Japan embraced the Western Penetration by changing its policy on it by allowing intervention and world trading. The treaty of Kanagawa was signed
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China and Japan From 1500 to 1800‚ China and Japan tried to politically and economically established their countries in very different ways. Japan fought war after war for a century before they changed their ways. China on the other hand slowly established a government and used education as a tool to be politically and economically strong. Japan would later do the same. China was one of the most politically and economically strong countries during 1500 1800. The state was identified as
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