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1) European expansion into East Asia in the late 19th century was fueled by economic and commercial growth, drawing European merchants to China and Japan in search of trading wealth. 2) While Japan retained independence, China suffered economic exploitation and political domination under unequal treaties imposed after the Opium Wars, which opened China to Western influence. 3) Internal rebellions like the Taiping Rebellion further weakened China in addition to foreign imperialism from Western and Japanese
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- Kent Braña Tan
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