HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Although both Japan and China began to westernize their cultures, China adapted new ideas into its culture much faster than Japan.
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Japan opened its society and culture to Western influences, while China continued to resist any outside influence on its customs and beliefs.
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China began establishing a Western-style educational system, while Japan refused to change its educational system in order to preserve its culture.
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Many Japanese began to convert to European religions, while most Chinese continued to follow their own religious traditions and beliefs.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: China and Japan responded to Western imperialism differently. Essentially, Japan gave in to the Western pressure to opening their ports and cities to foreign trade and relations, while China refused. This allowed Japan to very successfully modernize.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the end of 19th century, Japan had become the only industrialized nation in Asia, while China remained an agricultural state that lagged far behind. Sino-Japanese War when China lost Taiwan to Japan for half a century, until the end of World War II in 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the 19th Century, China and Japan each responded differently to western penetration. China was against industrializing and did not want to create an empire like those of the western empires. Japan however learned that if they wanted to survive they had to adopt the changes that the western empires were adopting.
Detailed explanation-4: -While both cultures are relatively polite compared to most Western cultures, the Japanese place far more emphasis on manners and social hierarchy than the Chinese do. In Japanese society, you would never be casual or familiar with someone who was significantly older than you or held a higher social rank.