When the Boxer Protocol was enforced the Manchu had to agree to even more foreign demands and when they failed to intervene in the Russo-Japanese war, anti-Manchu and anti-foreign feeling increased. ... As the treaty ports grew and flourished the people living there were exposed to many foreign ideas and the urbanized population quickly became westernized. ... The basis of this new strategy includes a strengthening of cold war-era bilateral military alliances in with the development of a Theater-based Missile Defense system that would cover South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. ... -China security r...

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Tang Dynasty I. Another high mark in Chinese politics, culture 1. Resembled Han but more of everything 2. Opened to the new and different, adopting the best of what the world offered 3. Chinese, particularly on the south also designated themselves asnen of Tang 4. Founding family intermarri...

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Hard for foreign companies to obtain copies of regulations 12. Openness to foreign investment a. Second largest foreign direct investment recipient in the world; behind US b. ... Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises (WFOEs) are the most popular foreign investment vehicles. ... China needs compensation of expropriated foreign investments c. ...

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Basically a sphere of influence is an area where a foreign country has the right to trade. ... Hope that the Boxers would save China by getting rid of the foreign powers was very intentitive. The Boxers attacked buildings in Beijing that held representatives of foreign countries. ... Not too long after, military forces from 11 countries, which included the U.S., put the Boxer Rebellion down. Afterwards, the Chinese had to pay indemnities to the foreign governments. ...

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CHINA OF MAO (1949 - 1976) AND DEMAOISATION Let's begin with A) The setting-up of the classical communist from 1949 to 1955 Military forces occupied two thirds of China in 1949. ... Now let's turn our attention to the B) Exterior opening to the Occident Money wise, China is the second country who receives foreign capitals behind the USA (the amount was about $52 billion in 1996). ... China favours the establishment of foreign company (273 000 in 1996 who employ 17 millions of people) and China buys a lot of foreign technology to improve the industrial sector. ... ...

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Confucianism in Japan and China The Japanese people had little civilization of their own until, during the fourth century AD, they began to have contact with the Chinese. From them, they borrowed a great deal of their culture, including their ideas of philosophy and their form of government. A...

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The changes that the dynasty contributed were that they gained a numerous amount of territory, agriculture techniques kept evolving, the use of paper developed with commerce, and trade with foreign countries was encouraged. ... The Ming Dynasty eventually took control during 1368 and the ruler brought back many traditions and established a centralized, military empire. ...

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At this time, the military might of a particular kingdom was measured by the number of chariots available to it (www.ket.org). ... These specialists were probably foreign as well. ... It was only when they were forced to that they refined their use of horses and the military began riding astride in order to fight off the Huns (www.imh.org). ... The light cavalry had developed during the Warring States period (475-221 BC), and by the Han dynasty it was the dominant military use of the horse. ...

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The Ji family consisted of 39 family members in which held control of the military and politics. ... Also the improvements of routes by extending long distance areas would improve communication, politics, military affairs and the economy. ... The military of Zhou dynasty was very powerful. ... Also ancient china military.com states how the Zhou military was constantly at war with barbarians. ... The result of the Chin kingdom getting stronger and reforming its administration, economy, and the military the Zhou dynasty would perish. ...

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In addition, the decline in morals and values, political corruption, inflation, natural disasters, unemployment, military spending, inferior technology, and urban decay also might have lead to the ultimate fall of the Roman Empire. ...

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Society of Tang dynasty had an open-minded attitude, which appreciated foreign cultures, art, clothing, ornament, music, dances, and cuisine. ... She was born of a Tibetan mother and an official military government father. ...

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Buddhism today is a widely practiced religion throughout the world. The religion has developed throughout several thousands years and has been adopted by several countries, including China. It originally began around 565 B.C. with the legend of King Shuddhodana Guatama of Kapila and his queen Maya...

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Preface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. Wedding ceremony is the ritual conducted when the couple decides to establish a marital relationship and through which they can win over the approval, recognition and protection of the community. The procedure of the wedding ceremony actually reflects the various social and cultural notions. The wedding customs in anci...

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