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Wut? China is not Japan, they were never in splendid isolation - they were taken advantage of in periods of weakness, like any other country out there was taken
by toyg 3y ago
Wut? China is not Japan, they were never in splendid isolation - they were taken advantage of in periods of weakness, like any other country out there was taken advantage of by someone (including China) at some point.
- onethought 3y agoYes, they were. The opium wars were about the West forcing China to allow more western interests in China. It wasn't isolation like Japan, but it was heavily restricted access.