Compare adn Contrast Japanese and Chinese reactions to the European arrival in Asia...?

Question

Compare and Contrast Japanese and Chinese reactions to the European arrival in Asia during the early modern period

Compare and contrast portuguese and chinese maritime expeditions during the early modern period.

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Answer 1

If you can read Japanese and Chinese, go to read original writings of that period.
To Chinese, it was an invasion. To Japanese, it was a transition.
The Portuguese went east and west to colonize newly 'discovered'
lands.
The Chinese went west, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, and East Africa,peacefully, did not colonize and occupy lands.

Answer 2

History of Modern China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China#Modern_Era
History of the end of Japan's seclusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_japan#End_of_seclusion

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