DISCUSS the role of the West as a force for change in mordern chinese history

The West as a force played a very important role in modern Chinese history, it directly or indirectly changed China in different aspects.
Politics
Qing dynasty’s power in China was heavily weakened since Opium War; government began to lost trust from people. After many unequal treaties, China gave out Hong Kong, Taiwan island and was forced to open treaty ports. These ports served as little enclaves of the West where Western law prevailed in lieu of Chinese law. When China was defeat in Sino-Japanese War, The question in China changed from "How little should we reform?" to "How much should we change?" Thus, 4 different groups with different ideas emerged. The West as a force pushed Qing dynasty’s collapse and incoming Chinese revolutions.
Ideology
From seeing itself as the centre of the world, the Middle Kingdom to “Use Western technology to preserve the Chinese way of life”, China realized the power of the West. Therefore, formerly the Chine