At the beginning of the 19th century‚ both China and Japan were societies governed by Confucian tradition. In Japan‚ Meiji-era modernization made it a great power over the course of a generation‚ but in China efforts at modernizing reform over the same period produced political fragmentation and rendered it vulnerable to foreign encroachment. Why? China‚ the so-called Middle Kingdom‚ was the center of civilization in Asia for hundreds of years. Leaders from far and wide came to pay homage
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the early 17th century Japan shut itself from most contact with other nations. Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns the Japanese society was very reserved and was in very tight order. The shoguns gave out land to the lords and daimyo. The peasant worked for and lived under the protection of their daimyo. The daimyo had a small army of samurais. The rigid system was to keep the country free of civil war and to keep peace for Japan. This lasted for about two centuries. Japan during those two centuries
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Both Japan and China were exposed to the same force driving westernization affecting them both economically and politically however their responses to western penetration in the 19th century were different. In the beginning Japan and China isolated themselves from the rest of the world. As a result‚ their economies were behind compared to others and they weren’t as technologically advanced. At first‚ Japan and China had similar resources even though they lacked in them too‚ it wouldn’t be until
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1.Jiedushi（节度使） regional military governors in China. Originally set up to counter external threats‚ the jiedushi were given enormous power‚ including the ability to maintain their own armies‚ collect taxes‚ and pass their titles on hereditarily. Powerful jiedushi eventually eclipsed the power of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional
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Logically‚ Japan would shy away from any open war against China who is the third military strongest country in the world. However‚ there are two main deciding factors whether there would be an open war between China and Japan. Those are how strained China and Japan political relations over conflicts such as Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute and whether Japan’s Pacifist Constitution would be ratified or not. The dispute concerning Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands has been the main source of animosity between China and
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DanxuewenZhu Economic relationship between China and Japan General situation China is the world’s largest developing country (China.org.com‚ 2011) and Japan is the major economic entity .They play an important role in both region and world economy. Japan is one of China’s important neighbors. In 2006 former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited China. This visit is called “ice-breaking journey” (Xinhua‚ 2007). After that journey‚ Sino-Japanese political relations has been warmed‚ and bilateral
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Effects of Globalization on Japan and China GLT1: IssuesBehavioral Science Michael Poffenbarger November 18th 2013 In this paper I will be looking at China and Japan two very different examples of native non-western cultures that have been impacted by western culture very differently. Globalization can be described as the increasing interplay of cultures brought closer together. The impact of globalization on indigenous cultures can be seen negatively and positively with varying
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Being neighboring countries‚ the role of women was nearly identical in both China and Japan‚ but they were also slightly different. Noble women or women of high rank who may have been educated were allowed to work in the various field in Japan. For example‚ they can work in commercial centers in‚ entertainment‚ textile manufacturing‚ and publishing. While noble women in Japan enjoyed such freedom‚ peasant women were obliged to stay at home to work in the fields‚ raise children‚ and perform other
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East Asian nations. China‚ Japan‚ and Korea were all faced great challenges in the modern era and responded to them in different ways. China and Korea turned inwards initially and opened up (except for North Korea) more recently‚ while Japan was the first to modernize and has been open for decades. The first and possibly most tragic country in the modern period was China which stuck firmly to traditionalism into the 20th century and would later on westernize and open up. China stuck to traditionalism
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R314632 Japan – China ‚ Their Modernization and the comparison China and Japan both came under pressure from the West in the 19th century. The West wanted to open up foreign trade and relations‚ during this period in time neither Japan or China had the means to stand up against the West. This due to the fact that both the United states of America and Europe went through an industrial revolution‚ hence they had superior technology and weaponry for this time period. Japan and China basically had
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