Imperialism In China Essay

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, China face one biggest foreign force – American imperialism. American imperialism is the policy that the United States aimed to control other country in economy, political and culture. America was also in the act of anti-Communist. Moreover, according to “A Bomb and Paper Tiger”: America’s growing arsenal of nuclear weapons made it clear that a war would place China at a great disadvantage” (394). Although American imperialism is a threat to China, it actually helps China increase its revolution and improve its status in the world.

Under the threat of American’s atomic bomb, China successfully built the nuclear weapon so American in a way forced China to become stronger. With the interfere in the Korean War, China has become the main target for America. Especially the threat of the atomic bomb since the U.S. already drop a bomb in Japan. Therefore, Mao Zedong thought that it was an urgent need for China to acquire the technology of the nuclear weapons. “Even when the

Although it made China live in the threat of being invaded, it also helped China to quickly revolve from a new-born country to an important force in the world. By helping in the Korean War, China made an impression to the world that although it was a new-founded country, it would not bear imperialism. It would help the world to anti-imperialism. Moreover, when successfully tested the atomic bomb, China not only gained the power to confront with America, it also encouraged other countries that were oppressed by American imperialism to stand up, and China will be their ally to protect the peace of the world. Thus, China won the recognition in the world as being a country that advocates peace and despises war fair. All in all, American imperialism is indispensable for China to become a significant force after it just found. A country could only be strong when it meets