How did the chinese people respond to the heavy and sudden intrusion of japan, france, and other european countries in their culture?

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In the 19th  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 created a wide gap. between them and the west, leaving of the two asian nations be hind technologically. 

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