What effects did Western culture have on China? In response,
the British flooded the Chinese market with opium from south Asia, which greatly disrupted life in China where many became addicted
. Things came to a head late in the 1800s as China suffered internal civil war and eventually a violent anti-foreign rebellion known as the Boxer Rebellion.
What is Western influence?
Westernization,
the adoption of the practices and culture of western Europe by societies and countries in other parts of the world, whether through compulsion or influence
.
Why did China open up to the West?
In modern China
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) were set up in 1980 in his belief that
to modernize China’s industry and boost its economy
, he needed to welcome foreign direct investment. Chinese economic policy then shifted to encouraging and supporting foreign trade and investment.
How did Western powers control trade with China?
Explanation:
The Opium Wars forced the Chinese to open Chinese Ports to Western Governments and made the trade in Opium legal
. The Chinese had made it illegal before. The British in particular had large amounts of Opium available to them in India.
Did China want to trade with Western nations?
Both countries had long maintained isolationist tendencies, with limited commerce with the West.
China welcomed foreign trade
, but western merchants had no privileges there and were confined to Canton, where they could only deal with the Co-hong, a group of traders (Edwardes, 1973).
The Western powers took advantage of the increasing difficulties by
pressing for even more favourable trade treaties
, culminating in a second war against China (1856–60), this time by France and England.
Contemporary Chinese culture is heavily influenced by
a unique combination of its embedded traditions and this recent, rapid modernisation
. Today, a clear divide in social attitudes is visible in the different mindsets between the young and old, as well as urban and rural dwellers.
What were the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time?
They influenced neighboring regions in East Asia (like Korea and Heian Japan) through Chinese literary and scholarly traditions
. Sinification in Asia occurred most through conquest (except in Japan).
The Chinese traditional cultural values of
harmony, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, honesty, loyalty, and filial piety
are embodied in China’s diplomacy through the concept of harmony, the most important Chinese traditional value.
Westernization inevitably
undermines full development of indigenous cultures and traditions of non-Western people
. Furthermore, it creates resentment among non-Western people toward Western values and, fosters racism and prejudice against non-Western people in Western societies.
Consequences of westernization:
affects the caste, joint family, marriage and other social structures
. Modern values like humanism, egalitarianism, secularism have entered in Indian value systems. Our criminal law has been reformed.
Starting in 1970, the economy entered into a period of stagnation, and after the death of Mao Zedong, the Communist Party leadership decided to turn to market-oriented reforms to salvage the stagnant economy. The Communist Party authorities carried out the market reforms in two stages.
In
1979
the U.S. and China reestablished diplomatic relations and signed a bilateral trade agreement. This gave a start to a rapid growth of trade between the two nations: from $4 billion (exports and imports) that year to over $600 billion in 2017.
Introduction. The primary motive of British imperialism in China in the nineteenth century was
economic
. There was a high demand for Chinese tea, silk and porcelain in the British market. However, Britain did not possess sufficient silver to trade with the Qing Empire.
The Chinese had little interest in trading with the West because
the west had nothing they wanted
. They did not want foreign things to become part of their day to day life, so they isolated themselves. In fact, China had goods the west wanted, but the west didn’t have goods China wanted, so things didn’t work out.
Demand for Chinese products was high, but the Chinese had no interest in European goods, preferring instead to be paid in silver. This
created a huge demand for silver
, driving mining efforts by the Spanish in the Americas.
In that case, isolationism
allowed China to defend themselves against the nomadic invaders that, constantly throughout history, have been knocking on their doors (or walls)
. It hurt because: Zheng He was making such great advances in exploration.
How did Western nations gain power and influence in China in the 1800s?
They made China sign many treaties with Britain, France, the US and Russia
. The Qing dynasty lost control over China to Western intruders.
