In 1840, the Opium War broke out, marking China's entry into modern history. At this time, the Qing Dynasty was in decline and incompetent, and was oppressed by other world powers, which caused a huge crisis for the Chinese nation. In the face of the decline and incompetence of the Qing Dynasty, why didn't the Western countries overthrow him and colonize the East Asian continent? The reasons for this are:
1: The selfishness and interests of Western countries. Because the Qing Dynasty was relatively wealthy and the market was large, these countries wanted to share more benefits, which led to their failure to work together. In addition, Britain, France and Russia had the greatest interests in the Qing Dynasty. They will not let the later countries divide more interests. And violating their interests is bound to be opposed. With the continuous invasion of the world's powers, they want to share more benefits, but the cake of the Qing Dynasty is so big that it will always be unevenly divided, and contradictions are common. If the Qing Dynasty is overthrown, their interests will have to be reshuffled.
2: The declining Qing Dynasty is in their interest. It is said that the decline of a country is the most suitable time for colonization. The decline of the Qing Dynasty is most in line with the invasion of Western countries. A powerful country, they do not dare to mess around. For example, in the early Qing Dynasty, Western countries could only export opium to the Qing Dynasty through trade, slowly disintegrating the state system of the Qing Dynasty. It can be seen that maintaining the decline of the Qing Dynasty is a consensus of the Western powers.
3: Overthrowing the Qing Dynasty is not easy. For a small country, overthrow is easy. But the Qing Dynasty was not a small country, and at its peak, its territory was as high as 13.16 million, which was a proper territorial power. If you want to completely colonize this country, you need great strength, and this is not something that can overthrow the Qing government. Because in China, when a dynasty collapses, there will be new uprisings. In order to suppress the uprising in the Central Plains, the great powers had to invest more troops. I am afraid that the payment at that time will not be proportional to the benefits.
4: Consequences of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. After the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, Western countries will face a huge crisis. Because the fall of the Qing Dynasty gave the Han a chance, many people will rise up. These uprisings either drove out foreigners or continued to confront the great powers under slogans such as reviving the Qing Dynasty. And their uprising, which caused more wars on the East Asian continent, was not in the interest of the great powers. Only with a stable Qing Dynasty can they gain greater benefits. This is also the reason why the great powers like the Qing Dynasty, after all, no other place is as rich as the Qing Dynasty.
Judging from these circumstances, the great powers will not easily overthrow the Qing Dynasty, but will only deepen their oppression of the Qing Dynasty and obtain greater benefits. The declining and incompetent late Qing Dynasty was what they liked, and by oppressing the Manchu Qing government, they could control the population here. In the end, the benefits are maximized and the output of troops can be reduced. If they were to change to a Han Chinese regime, they would lose many of the benefits here. Because the backbone of the Han people will be stronger. It is impossible to conclude various humiliating treaties and pay compensation for the cession of land. The Han chinese only died on the battlefield, and there was no surrender.
There is a reason why the Han chinese are tough. For example, during the Ming Dynasty, the Han people were relatively tough, which was influenced by Confucianism and was also a good aspect. Only by making others submit to us, without us submitting to others, makes the Han people more tough, and the tributary system is like this. However, in ancient times, due to the limitations of conditions, science and technology were not as developed as they are today, and the Han nationality was likely to abandon Northeast China, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. These places are more difficult to develop and the climate is worse. The Han nationality will only guard the rich Central Plains, which is not suitable for the development of the Chinese nation. And the vast territory is the basis of our revival.
Of course, there is no guarantee that there will be no traitors and traitors, who, for their own interests, choose to cooperate with the great powers and betray their own interests. At that time, China will only lose more territory. After all, under the coercion and inducement, there will always be people who are moved and compromised, and any kind of behavior may appear. When we admire the backbone of the Ming Dynasty, it is because it is a dynasty established by the Han nationality, and when we belittle the Qing Dynasty, it is because the Qing Dynasty has brought all kinds of shame to the Chinese nation.
From the perspective of Chinese history, each dynasty has its own status, and they have enriched the history and culture of the Chinese nation. Every dynasty is indispensable, after all, it has happened, and this is what history should have. To erase history at will, or to forget history, is tantamount to betraying the past. And no matter when, the heart of the Western countries that have died in China will still not die. They are still fantasizing about colonizing China and deliberately smearing China, and we need to be vigilant.