Did foreign nations have the right to threaten the independence of a weakened china to expand their power? why or why not?

Foreign nations did not have a right to threaten the independence of a weakened China to expand their power.

China’s foreign policy is shaped by big commercial, financial and manufacturing interests. Proceeding to threaten the country's independence for their own profit and expanding of power is unfair to China.

The British's claimed that their aim was to fight the government officials and soldiers who abused the people, and not to make war against China. However, the argument here is that the rise of China is having a significant effect on other foreign nations. This would be the leading cause of the main conflict that resulted in the threatening of the independence of China. Each nation fighting to gain power and take the lead.

China couldn't rise peacefully because of this very reason. China can allay any fears about its rise by making it clear to its neighbors and the United States that it has peaceful intentions, and that it will not use force to change the balance of power. Unfortunately, states can never be certain about each other’s intentions.

Now, China is able to avoid confrontation by building defensive rather than offensive military forces. If they had done that, their base wouldn't have weakened and they could still rise peacefully without the threatening of foreign nations intervening. Not surprisingly, Chinese leaders often claim that their military is designed solely for defensive purposes.

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