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Except when Mongols took over in China or the "century of humiliation". Japan is also example for itself. They voluntarily isolated themselves for centuries an
by TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
Except when Mongols took over in China or the "century of humiliation".
Japan is also example for itself. They voluntarily isolated themselves for centuries and fell back in everything. They were shocked when Americans forced them to trade in steam ships. But instead of finding excuses and blaming Americans for waking them up, they started Meiji restoration.
- geysersam 4y ago> Except when Mongols took over in China or the "century of humiliation". It's simply not the same thing. Sure, China was forced to humiliating concession by the European. But it's not the same. The borders of countries in Africa were drawn by Europeans. For hundreds of years large parts of the continent was dominated by European colonialism. If trade rights and relatively minor land concessions were considered humiliating by the Chinese... Just imagine