The humiliation of old China and the strength of the motherland today

Most of the humiliation suffered by old China came from the European and American powers, starting from the first Opium War, China was forced to open the country, the incompetence and weakness of the Qing ** made the foreign powers invade a lot of China's territory, signed many unequal treaties, etc., China also became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and later there was a full-scale war of aggression against China by Japan, but it was this war that united the Chinese and defeated Japan and established New China.

Today, the strength of the motherland is mainly reflected in the economic aspect and the improvement of its position in the international community. More and more developed countries have realized that China's role in maintaining world peace and stability and economic development cannot be underestimated.

The First Opium War in 1840.

Second Opium War in 1856.

In 1867, Japan provoked war and invaded Taiwan.

In 1877, the Sino-French War broke out.

Sino-Japanese War of 1894.

In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China.

When the Russo-Japanese War broke out in 1905, the battlefield was set in China.

In 1931, the "918" incident broke out, and Japan invaded the three eastern provinces and invaded Chinese mainland step by step.

In 1937, the full-scale war of resistance against Japan broke out. In this war, China has a total population of more than 35 million people.

In the Korean War in 1950, there were more than 1 million people in China.

In military warfare: all seven battles were basically won. Vietnam, the Soviet Union, India, the United States, etc.

In terms of military science and technology: the success of nuclear bombs, rocket satellites into the sky, Shen-6 in the sky, the development and development of Loongson, etc.

In terms of other science and technology: many Chinese have won the Nobel Prize, and Chinese scientists lead the world in research in some high-tech fields, but the level of basic science and technology still lags behind that of developed countries in Europe and the United States.

In terms of political status: one of the five standing committees of the United Nations, with the growth of national strength, China's international status is getting higher and higher.

Economically: reform and opening up, rapid economic development, and gradually make the people of the whole country rich (not yet finalized).

Socio-culturally: Although the education system is wrong, it is many times higher than the level before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the level of various literary and artistic fields is getting higher and higher, and it has gradually gained a firm foothold in the world. There has been a general increase in the level of education of the people. The World Expo is also held in China.

Film and television culture: I don't need to say much about this, the improvement of the level of domestic film and television production is obvious to all, where were there so many rich TV programs to watch 10 years ago? The level of art is also improving. Folk art is also being preserved.

Sports: China's achievements are so brilliant that it has been ranked in the top three in several consecutive Olympic Games, and China's dominant events dominate all mankind. The recent Liu Xiang, Yao Ming and ice projects are even more impressive, and they have a huge influence all over the world.

Gradually, major sporting events at the world level are held: the Olympic Games, Formula 1, Asian Games, etc.

Territory: Recovering Hong Kong and Macao.

Answer: Shame on unequal treaties.

List of the Treaty of Nanking August 1842 Main contents of the United Kingdom 1Cession of Hong Kong Island to Britain 2The indemnity was 21 million silver dollars3

Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo and Shanghai were opened as treaty ports4The tariff rate charged by Chinese Customs for British import and export goods shall be negotiated with the British side, affecting 1China degenerated into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, the beginning of 2

The main contradiction has been transformed from the contradiction between the landlord class and the peasant class to the contradiction between foreign capitalism and the Chinese nation, and the contradiction between feudalism and the masses of the peopleThe contradiction between foreign capitalism and the Chinese nation has become the most important contradiction.4Since then, the Chinese people have shouldered the dual revolutionary task of opposing foreign capitalist aggression and their own feudal rule5

China entered the period of the old democratic revolution, the five-port treaty of commerce and the treaty of Humen in 1844 Britain mainly seized consular jurisdiction, one-sided most-favored-nation treatment and privileges such as leasing land and houses in treaty ports, and detaining privileges in treaty ports, the Treaty of Wangxia and the Treaty of Whampoa in 1844 The United States and France.

List of Shameful Unequal Treaties Treaty of Nanking August 1842 Main Contents of Britain 1Cession of Hong Kong Island to Britain 2The indemnity version is 21 million silver dollars 3Open and wide.

Quanzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo and Shanghai are treaty ports4The tariff rate charged by Chinese Customs for British import and export goods shall be negotiated with the British side, affecting 1China degenerated into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, the beginning of 2

The main contradiction has been transformed from the contradiction between the landlord class and the peasant class to the contradiction between foreign capitalism and the Chinese nation, and the contradiction between feudalism and the masses of the peopleThe contradiction between foreign capitalism and the Chinese nation has become the most important contradiction.4Since then, the Chinese people have shouldered the dual revolutionary task of opposing foreign capitalist aggression and their own feudal rule5

China entered the period of the old democratic revolution, the five-port treaty of commerce and the treaty of Humen in 1844 Britain mainly seized consular jurisdiction, one-sided most-favored-nation treatment and privileges such as leasing land and houses in treaty ports, and detaining privileges in treaty ports, the Treaty of Wangxia and the Treaty of Whampoa in 1844 The United States and France.

The Opium War, the Second Opium War, the First Sino-Japanese War, the Eight-Nation Allied War of Aggression against China, and the War of Resistance Against Japan.

It has become one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and has continuously improved its international status.

In the Qing Dynasty, China was coerced by the Japanese army to sign many treaties to divide land.

The Shame of Old China: The First Sino-Japanese War, in July 1894, the Japanese Navy attacked a Chinese troop carrier off the coast of Toshima, Korea, and undeclared war. In August, the Qing Dynasty was forced to declare war on Japan, and the First Sino-Japanese War broke out.

Due to the incompetence of the Qing Dynasty and the support of the Western powers for Japan, the war ended in the defeat of China. And signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" with Japan, which humiliated the country.

The strength of the motherland today: the 2008 Olympic Games were successfully held in Beijing, and their opening ceremony was unprecedented and amazed the world. In the face of the powerful financial crisis, the livelihood of the Chinese people has not been affected, on the contrary, the increase in teachers' salaries, various subsidies for farmers, and the successful launch of the "Shen VII" have all proved the strength of China's comprehensive national strength.