Asian And Western Systems Of International Relations Case Study

1. Asian and Western systems of international relations clashed in the ninetieth century in terms that were related to both culture and control standards. Some key components were market trade, the diverse culture and beliefs, and government are what influenced the two systems to have a collision. First, the market trade was considered to be one of the main connections to the outside world. It contributed to plenty of goods as well as the advancement in technology such as railroads, printing presses, it made items a lot easier to carry goods across counties. Technology led to increased industrialization and economic growth in the areas of agriculture, trade, fuel and resources, further separating the East and the West. Europe 's use

Chinese and Japanese responses to the West was that Japan successfully modernized and became an industrialized power, while China failed to do so. Foreign technicians were brought to Japan and increasing numbers of Japanese were sent to Western countries to learn from them. Feudalism was abolished, new taxation and coinage systems established, and Western infrastructures and institutions, such as banks and railways, were adopted. However, this happened on a much more limited scale than in China as only a small part of the population were affected and didn’t really change Chinese life. What the Chinese government failed to understand was the achievements of the West had been the product of deep structural changes, and that, “To modernize, it is necessary to adapt or change traditional institutions and ways of thought.” (Warren pg. 235). Therefore, modernization in China occurred only at a very superficial level. In the nineteenth century, after a long period of isolationism, China and then Japan came under pressure from the West to open to foreign trade and relations. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States had