HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kang Youwei, Overseas Chinese, The China Mail
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Scramble for concession, 1895 - 98 o o. Western countries panicked, they saw how the asian countries expand. They rise as they want to take more of the chinese pie. Multiple countries increase their territories in china o. The chinese try to learn from the west, open their mind to west ideas o o. Less successful than what was happening in japan o. Japanese and chinese both shown interest in korea o. Most people believe that china would easily defeat japanese. They were surprised when they find out china was defeated. Japan will intensify its imperialism after this war. Target china as a potential target for conquest. Japan mange to acquire similar concessions and privileges the west had. Convention for extension of hk, 1898: new territories: 99-year lease. The duration of the lease made hk return to china. They were involved to different disputes in borders. The communist party do not accept the treaty that made hk uk.