POST COLD WAR WORLD
RISE OF CHINA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although British imperialism never politically took hold in mainland China, as it did in India or Africa, its cultural and political legacy is still evident today. Honk Kong remains a significant center of global finance and its government still functioned in much of the same ways as it did under British colonialism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the Chinese Emperor still administered the empire till 1911, its economy was controlled by the foreign powers. Hence, China can be considered as semi-colony and not a full-fledged colony of any particular country.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1839, Britain invaded China to crush opposition to its interference in the country’s economic and political affairs.
Detailed explanation-4: -First colonised by the Portuguese Empire, the French empire then the Dutch Empire, and finally the British Empire.