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The five countries that broke away from China, how are they now?

author:Princess of the Great Hanzhang
The five countries that broke away from China, how are they now?

The largest territory controlled by the Qing Dynasty

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, China has been the superpower of Asia, expanding abroad for the next thousand years, effectively controlling more than 10 million square kilometers of territory. The largest area is the Yuan Dynasty, with a land area of 13.72 million square kilometers. It stretches from the Sea of Japan in the east, the South China Sea in the south, the Tien Shan Mountains in the west, and Lake Baikal in the north. At that time, the country was divided into Gyeonggi District, which was directly administered by Chungshu Province, Tubo Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhengyuan, and ten Hyeongshō Provinces. However, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, great powers invaded one after another, constantly occupying and dividing our territory. In just over a hundred years, five countries broke away from the control of the Central Plains Dynasty and established themselves independently.

The first is Vietnam. During the Qin army's southern expedition, it occupied a large area of land in the northeastern part of the Indochina Peninsula and established local administrative bodies in the area. Vietnam has become part of China, belongs to the Crown Territory, and has been part of China for more than a thousand years. It was not until the establishment of the Song Dynasty that Vietnam declared its independence. But nominally, it is still one of the vassal states of China, paying tribute and paying annual coins every year. And the reigning emperors of the Central Empire will also have rich rewards.

The five countries that broke away from China, how are they now?

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Until the 19th century, with the advent of the Age of Discovery, the French came to Asia on strong ships and cannons to plot to occupy the colonies. They soon set their sights on Vietnam and launched a war of aggression in 1858. Just 30 years later, France gained absolute control over Vietnam and the entire Indochina Peninsula. In order to compete for the possession of Vietnam, the northern Qing government mobilized heavy troops to fight the French at Zhennan Pass. The war was fierce. The Qing army, with backward weapons and equipment, met the enemy's muskets and artillery with flesh and blood. Although they won, they could not continue to expand the gains and expel the French. In the end, the Qing government, after carefully weighing the pros and cons, compromised with the invaders and gave up its power and political influence in the Indochina Peninsula.

After World War II, Vietnam successfully defeated the invaders and achieved independence with the help of New China. However, under the influence of the USSR, they embarked on the path of hegemony, not only fighting with their surrounding neighbors, but also meeting Chinese swordsmen. As a result, the war was not won, and the opportunity for development was missed, and the economy plummeted. Although Vietnam later implemented economic structural reforms, the effect was not obvious, and its overall economic situation remained in a sluggish state. Unless the international situation changes dramatically, Vietnam's return is now impossible.

The second was Outer Mongolia, which was subordinate to the Central Dynasty during the Qing Dynasty. However, due to the intrigues of tsarist Russia, Outer Mongolia began to slowly separate from China, and for the next few decades, it remained relatively independent. During the Republican period, the Beiyang government regained control of Outer Mongolia for a period of time, but not long after, due to the chaos of warlords in the interior, this bond was cut off again.

The five countries that broke away from China, how are they now?

Outer Mongolia was separated from the Qing dynasty

During the Nanjing Nationalist government, although Chiang Kai-shek did not solve the Outer Mongolia problem, he always stated in the international community that he did not recognize the so-called "autonomy" of Outer Mongolia and insisted that it belonged to China. Before the founding of New China, the people's government shelved the matter of Outer Mongolia in order to improve relations with the Soviet Union, which was tantamount to tacitly accepting that it had obtained an independent status. At present, the development situation of Outer Mongolia is very poor, the gap between the rich and the poor is very large, the economic structure is single and fragile, and once it encounters a global financial storm, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the whole country. As for the return of Outer Mongolia, in line with Vietnam, there is no hope unless there are major changes.

Finally, there are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tuva. These were originally the territories of the mainland, and also because of Tsarist Russia, they broke away from China, and with the support of Tsarist Russia, they established an independent state. Of these, the former two joined the USSR and became part of the USSR, the latter directly integrated into Russia.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan separated from the red family and embarked on the road of capitalism. The situation in both countries is similar to that of Outer Mongolia. Due to the harsh environment and poor geographical conditions, it is impossible to develop the economy through reform like China, and can only make money by exporting agricultural and animal husbandry products and energy. Not long ago, due to Europe's refusal to import Russian energy, natural gas orders from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan increased significantly, and a lot of dividends were obtained.

And Tuva remains subordinate to the Russian Federation, following the executive order of Moscow. It is rich in domestic metal deposits and has amazing coal and gold reserves, and the mining industry has naturally become the backbone of its economy. In addition, Tuva is also rich in meat and dairy products, and both exports to Russia and abroad can be profitable. For China, Tuva has little sense of identity and is basically impossible to bring it back.

In addition to the above countries, there are Korea, Ryukyu and other places, which were once part of China, such as Ryukyu, and the Ming Dynasty once named the ruler of Ryukyu as the king of Ryukyu, which was influenced by Chinese civilization. However, due to the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, it was unable to resist the invasion of the great powers and protect the national territory, resulting in the loss of China's original homeland one after another, and the country's sovereignty was seriously damaged. After the founding of New China, China became strong again. At that time, although we were poor, we had courage and pride. We are not afraid of any enemy. We dare to fight hegemonism and safeguard national interests!

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