Colonization in China

From history, it can be known that China is a country which has been colonized by several nations such as Britain and Germany. Though there was a time with weakness and invasion of other countries, China recently became one of the countries that have the speediest development in the world. To achieve this is not an easy thing but how could China accomplish it? Except a great deal of effort made by Chinese people, this unbelievable rate of improvement in China may also have an indispensable relation with the colonization of some other countries. Consequently, I believe that the colonization of some foreign countries in China has a profound impact on the current development of China especially in economics, business and knowledge.

Colonization in China had a major role to play in the rocketing development of China’s economy. Take Qingdao, a city of China, for example. In 1898, Germany began colonization in Shandong, the province where Qingdao is located. This colonization lasted about 16 years until 1914 when Japan got the sovereign rights of Shandong by force (Richards 2006). During those years, Qingdao changed significantly. One of the famous brands, Qingdao beer, also known as Tsingtao beer was affected tremendously by Germany. Germany’s beers, especially Munchen beers, are well-known over the world. Tsingtao beers could develop fast and become famous in China even in the world because of the impact and improvement of Germany during that time. Therefore, this brand brings a large number of benefits to the economic development in Qingdao as well as China. Besides the beer, Germans also built a great many architectures with typical features of Europe. Until now, many of these buildings remained, forming a combination...

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...Therefore I believe that colonization that happened in China many years before was beneficial to the current development of China.

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