China And JapanEssay Preview: China And JapanReport this essayThe industrial revolution was one of the greatest explosions in science and technology. From the steam engine to the creation of factories, it changed the life of even the average peasant. It was impossible for one area to not become influenced by the industrial revolution. However, some areas were becoming more industrialized than others. In the Eastern Hemisphere, the west was becoming increasingly more industrialized than the east. And because of this, the east was suffering from lack of industrializing itself. The east could not avoid western penetration or rather, becoming influenced by the west. Two examples of such eastern nations are China and Japan, who tried to remain rooted in their culture and avoid western penetration.
One more example is the new communist countries that China and Japan began to create. A long time ago, in the 70s, the communist nation of Japan invaded Western Europe. This was the country that established what amounted to the industrial revolution in Japan. Many people also said that this is the world’s second industrialization. When I was in Japan, my uncle died in 1945. But despite these facts, there was still great success among the poor in Japan. The first thing to ask is. Are there any lessons from their history that will help us understand them better now? It appears that there are some lessons that can be learned along these lines. First of all, Western culture is not very good. There are many cultures that are really only in their late teens. There are many cultures in most parts of the world that have lost their culture. Second of all, the Western industrialized nations did not build anything out of nothing. There was a great industrial complex in many parts of the world as part of the development process. They needed to keep up with the technology. But most importantly, and I think this makes this all clearer, they found ways to exploit their environment. That is, they did not rely on people who were rich or with many other things. They knew how to use their environment and use it appropriately. They did not rely on any one person to make a lot of money and not make money for people. They used the environment. In fact, when the people learned about this whole industrial revolution around the 70s, Western thought and the western culture were quite happy with it. The new way western people could use their environment was by taking a step to create a new civilization. They set up a government on their own island which will soon be in charge of them and, at some point, China. And, by establishing a government there, the people will be able to better serve the people. Western people, as a matter of fact, will think twice before going outside. To use those things to their advantage. They will choose to do certain things that are not only in their best interest, but will be in fact better. You are probably thinking of China, Japan and South Korea not being able to reach a degree of industrialization. However, do not think that we can say that Western culture is as bad as Chinese culture. They are far from being so bad, yet, in spite of many of the things that are done, they still don’t get industrialization. The next thing is that people have become very aware of the fact that they can be left in a bad situation. People often talk that they have left things as they feel, that the situation is so bad that the people in it can be used. They can be used, in my opinion, to say they are doing what they were told. This is not always true. I myself was made to think that by remaining in a situation where things aren’t so bad anymore, my whole existence couldn’t actually continue. People who are left in this situation can simply go back to the place, look for work, change jobs. I understand and believe that, therefore, you have to take a leap back from a situation that isn’t working because one doesn’t know what your situation is
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Japan And China Essay Preview: Japan And ChinaReport this essayThe history of Chinese and Japanese influence on Southeast Asia is often confused. Although the westerners’ influence on Southeast Asia continues to be huge, it has mainly been limited to the west. The west and its Chinese allies do not have enough resources for development. After the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1942, the eastern side of southeast Asia rapidly expanded. The west was forced to make up their mind to move on. In 1945, the U.S. government attempted to establish a Chinese influence on Southeast Asia by forming a government that controlled only a small percentage of all land. However, the U.S. state was unable to do so because of a conflict with China. It later claimed that the Japanese state had been under Japanese control. After the U.S. government declared Japan a enemy state in 1948, the Japanese state and the Chinese state moved to occupy the island of Taiwan, the most powerful country in China, in 1952. It would be difficult to establish a more democratic government to rule the island of Taiwan today—a position that China views as untenable and potentially destructive. The West’s policy toward China has been to use its influence to promote democracy and the rule of law in Burma, the most populous Asian nation not part of China. There it also tried to maintain the independence of Burma and the independence of Burma’s communist state. However, the United States rejected the idea for political autonomy for China and decided to intervene to create democratic and independent Burma. An experiment involving the West and China had failed and China agreed to relinquish all political autonomy to Burma, the western state. Despite these decisions, the United States and the West continued to hold the line on Burma for nearly two decades. Although the West and China have been very active in Burma, they have not always agreed on the exact number of Chinese in the territory. However, the two countries remained close allies, as has been shown in the following section. Although the Chinese government is still trying to maintain its control over the southeast, many scholars have found it difficult to find such significant numbers of Chinese in their territory. The Chinese government has the support of several U.S. organizations, such as the U. S. Congress, National Security Council, and the Military Intelligence Agency. China supports the United States in Burma as well. At the same time, Chinese citizens in the East are increasingly reluctant to leave their territories as they have no choice but to take up arms against China. At present, the Chinese government is struggling fiercely to maintain its independence. Beijing has been criticized for not being able to prevent the mass arrests of all sorts of people in the country. One notable example is the execution of a prominent member of the U.S. Communist Party in Burma. During her life, the Chinese government has been trying to contain a wave of ethnic violence in Burma. The Japanese have also been attacked and harassed in most major Asian countries. In addition to the many actions taken in Burma in the past few years, Chinese citizens have been harassed and killed in China from the air, land and sea. It could be argued that Chinese citizens have much to fear in Burma even in areas that most have never experienced Chinese aggression. Many of the Chinese
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Japan And China Essay Preview: Japan And ChinaReport this essayThe history of Chinese and Japanese influence on Southeast Asia is often confused. Although the westerners’ influence on Southeast Asia continues to be huge, it has mainly been limited to the west. The west and its Chinese allies do not have enough resources for development. After the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1942, the eastern side of southeast Asia rapidly expanded. The west was forced to make up their mind to move on. In 1945, the U.S. government attempted to establish a Chinese influence on Southeast Asia by forming a government that controlled only a small percentage of all land. However, the U.S. state was unable to do so because of a conflict with China. It later claimed that the Japanese state had been under Japanese control. After the U.S. government declared Japan a enemy state in 1948, the Japanese state and the Chinese state moved to occupy the island of Taiwan, the most powerful country in China, in 1952. It would be difficult to establish a more democratic government to rule the island of Taiwan today—a position that China views as untenable and potentially destructive. The West’s policy toward China has been to use its influence to promote democracy and the rule of law in Burma, the most populous Asian nation not part of China. There it also tried to maintain the independence of Burma and the independence of Burma’s communist state. However, the United States rejected the idea for political autonomy for China and decided to intervene to create democratic and independent Burma. An experiment involving the West and China had failed and China agreed to relinquish all political autonomy to Burma, the western state. Despite these decisions, the United States and the West continued to hold the line on Burma for nearly two decades. Although the West and China have been very active in Burma, they have not always agreed on the exact number of Chinese in the territory. However, the two countries remained close allies, as has been shown in the following section. Although the Chinese government is still trying to maintain its control over the southeast, many scholars have found it difficult to find such significant numbers of Chinese in their territory. The Chinese government has the support of several U.S. organizations, such as the U. S. Congress, National Security Council, and the Military Intelligence Agency. China supports the United States in Burma as well. At the same time, Chinese citizens in the East are increasingly reluctant to leave their territories as they have no choice but to take up arms against China. At present, the Chinese government is struggling fiercely to maintain its independence. Beijing has been criticized for not being able to prevent the mass arrests of all sorts of people in the country. One notable example is the execution of a prominent member of the U.S. Communist Party in Burma. During her life, the Chinese government has been trying to contain a wave of ethnic violence in Burma. The Japanese have also been attacked and harassed in most major Asian countries. In addition to the many actions taken in Burma in the past few years, Chinese citizens have been harassed and killed in China from the air, land and sea. It could be argued that Chinese citizens have much to fear in Burma even in areas that most have never experienced Chinese aggression. Many of the Chinese
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Japan And China Essay Preview: Japan And ChinaReport this essayThe history of Chinese and Japanese influence on Southeast Asia is often confused. Although the westerners’ influence on Southeast Asia continues to be huge, it has mainly been limited to the west. The west and its Chinese allies do not have enough resources for development. After the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1942, the eastern side of southeast Asia rapidly expanded. The west was forced to make up their mind to move on. In 1945, the U.S. government attempted to establish a Chinese influence on Southeast Asia by forming a government that controlled only a small percentage of all land. However, the U.S. state was unable to do so because of a conflict with China. It later claimed that the Japanese state had been under Japanese control. After the U.S. government declared Japan a enemy state in 1948, the Japanese state and the Chinese state moved to occupy the island of Taiwan, the most powerful country in China, in 1952. It would be difficult to establish a more democratic government to rule the island of Taiwan today—a position that China views as untenable and potentially destructive. The West’s policy toward China has been to use its influence to promote democracy and the rule of law in Burma, the most populous Asian nation not part of China. There it also tried to maintain the independence of Burma and the independence of Burma’s communist state. However, the United States rejected the idea for political autonomy for China and decided to intervene to create democratic and independent Burma. An experiment involving the West and China had failed and China agreed to relinquish all political autonomy to Burma, the western state. Despite these decisions, the United States and the West continued to hold the line on Burma for nearly two decades. Although the West and China have been very active in Burma, they have not always agreed on the exact number of Chinese in the territory. However, the two countries remained close allies, as has been shown in the following section. Although the Chinese government is still trying to maintain its control over the southeast, many scholars have found it difficult to find such significant numbers of Chinese in their territory. The Chinese government has the support of several U.S. organizations, such as the U. S. Congress, National Security Council, and the Military Intelligence Agency. China supports the United States in Burma as well. At the same time, Chinese citizens in the East are increasingly reluctant to leave their territories as they have no choice but to take up arms against China. At present, the Chinese government is struggling fiercely to maintain its independence. Beijing has been criticized for not being able to prevent the mass arrests of all sorts of people in the country. One notable example is the execution of a prominent member of the U.S. Communist Party in Burma. During her life, the Chinese government has been trying to contain a wave of ethnic violence in Burma. The Japanese have also been attacked and harassed in most major Asian countries. In addition to the many actions taken in Burma in the past few years, Chinese citizens have been harassed and killed in China from the air, land and sea. It could be argued that Chinese citizens have much to fear in Burma even in areas that most have never experienced Chinese aggression. Many of the Chinese
China was extremely ethnocentric, in that they believed that they were still superior to all other nations. For example, whenever a product came from outside China, they would put it aside, believing that it was completely useless. The emperor of China even restricted European presence in China. Ultimately it had put a damper on European goods. Europe had to pay with large amounts of silver bullion to receive goods like Chinese silk and tea. The British then started trading opium with the Chinese, believing that it would raise profits for them. Once they became addicted, China began paying with silver for more opium. China, knowing they had both a financial and a drug problem, stopped trading opium with Britain. Britain, now afraid that they would be missing out on a lot of silver, became outraged by the Chinese actions and went to war with China. This was called the Opium War. However due to Chinas reluctance to become industrialized, Britains victory was inevitable. After the Opium War, Europe attacked China with unequal treaties; treaties that completely undermined Chinese authority. Europeans received extraterrestrial rights in China. They were not subjected to Chinese law, instead they were able to use European laws against the Chinese. They forced China to open up several ports for all foreign access. Due to its arrogance and inability to industrialize, China was vulnerable to western penetration
Japan was almost, if not completely, as ethnocentric as China. They banned all foreigners from Japan, including Europe and America. However this proved useless once Japan was also forced to sign unequal treaties. They had seen the Europeans navy and army and so to avoid war and an inevitable defeat, Japan had no choice but to agree to the unequal treaty. They had to open ports to outsiders and had to give foreigners immunity to Japanese law. Japan chose not to fight back to protect their culture, and they became vulnerable to western penetration.
Both Japan and China had to face a very strong western influence that wanted to expand their influence across to them. As a result of their arrogance, they had to sign treaties that gave them no power and surrender