Japanese Imperialism In China

The importance of having access to water ways is essential for early settlement of citizens and for military purposes. This dependant resource provides a more efficient transportation route as well as access to marine resources such as fishing. Fish also became a source of protein diet and economic trade values in both Chinese and Japanese culture. In this essay, I will be using the Pseudosciaena crocea also known as the Yellow Croaker as my example. Yellow croaker got their name from the noises that they make during spawning season. I will also be addressing the problem of overfishing and environmental consequences that rise. By analyzing the patterns of ecological transformations within fishing disputes between China and Japan, we can see
Early successes of Japanese imperialism such as the victory of the Sino-Japanese War, provided additional funding for the Okotsu project. Historians generally conceived Japanese expansionism as a purely terrestrial affair. For example, the Ryukyu Islands in 1871, the Bonin Islands in 1875, the Kurils in the same year, Taiwan in 1895, the southern half of Sakhalin Island and the Liaodong Peninsula in 1905, Korea in 1910, the islands of Micronesia during WW1, the absorption of Manchuria after 1931, the drive into China after 1937, and even the Aleutians after December 7th, 1941. Japanese expansionism still occurs with the continuous wrangling over the Northern Territories with Russia, the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands with China/Taiwan, and the more recent Tokto/Takeshima
As the population and the usage of fishing boats increased, off shore fishing placed greater demands on China's environment during the Ming and Qing periods. By 1700, population was at 150 million. By the eighteenth century, the population doubled. At the beginning of the twentieth century, China's population reached 500 million and continued to increased thereafter. Most citizens used fishing as a source of income. When unrestrained competition and no regulations are placed on fisheries, it threatened the source of income. The Zhoushan coastal waters are suited to the spawning of fish species. As a result, fish grows all year long. Small, immature fish fetched a lower price on the market compared to more larger, mature fish. In order for fishermen to recoup their expenditures, they bring in bigger catches, which put heavy pressure on fish stocks. Hence, this trend contributed to the stock depletion by taking too many young fish. The unequal treaties signed between China and foreign powers during the 19th century had made Shanghai an open port for international trade, in which Japan took the