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Both China and Japan were able to learn a lot from Western nations.
Both China and Japan were able to learn a lot from Western nations.
Both Japan and China were forced to carry the cost of shipwrecked sailors.
Both Japan and China were forced to carry the cost of shipwrecked sailors.
Japan and China had to cede land to the Americans.
Japan and China had to cede land to the Americans.
Both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties.
Both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties.
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The statement that best compares the experiences of China and Japan under imperialism is:
Both China and Japan were forced to sign unequal treaties.
While both countries had different experiences with imperialism—Japan managing to modernize and become an imperial power itself, and China being more severely exploited—the imposition of unequal treaties was a common element in their experiences with Western powers.
