How to evaluate the colonial rule of the West over the East in modern times?

In modern times, the colonial rule of the West over the East has caused great controversy. Some people see this as an irrational act of imperialism, while others see it as an important event that has promoted the development of the world.

The colonial rule of the West in modern times over the East was aimed at colonizing and taking advantage of the powerful military strength of the West to extensively plunder and destroy the countries of the East politically, economically, and culturally. This kind of colonial rule caused the long-term backwardness of the eastern countries and brought great disasters to the eastern people. The colonial rule of the West over the East in modern times has, to a certain extent, promoted the modernization process of the Eastern countries and promoted the development of capitalism.

However, because the Western countries plundered the resources of the Eastern countries and deprived them of their autonomy, the Eastern countries have been backward for a long time.

The colonial rule of the West over the East in modern times can be evaluated from two aspects. First of all, from an economic point of view, the development of the colonial economy has greatly increased the economic strength of Western countries, enabling them to occupy a dominant position in the world economy. Secondly, from a cultural point of view, colonial rule has destroyed the culture of Eastern countries and caused many adverse effects.

Modern times the West has had some significant impact on the colonial rule of the East. First of all, this domination expanded the horizons of the Western world. The Eastern world as a whole was introduced into the realm of the Western world, and Westerners began to notice the existence of the Eastern world.

In addition, colonial rule brought about dramatic changes in the culture and economy of the Western world. The culture of the Western world has been enriched and developed, and the economy of the Western world has also developed tremendously.

In short, the colonization of the East by the West in modern times was a complex process, full of contradictions and disagreements. Some people see this as an irrational act of imperialism, while others see it as an important event that has promoted the development of the world. But in any case, this is an indelible piece of history.

Western colonial aggression had a twofold impact on modern China.

1. The colonial invasion brought destruction and disaster to the Chinese nation.

2. Western colonial aggression also brought modern civilization to China, and also played a role in China's modernization that cannot be ignored. Therefore, we should make a realistic, correct and comprehensive evaluation based on history.

From the results of the results, in a nutshell, the impact of Western colonial aggression on modern Chinese society should be reflected in the changes in the social structure of this process

The catastrophe brought about by the aggression of the Western powers:

1. The invasion of the Western powers turned the originally independent China into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal China, and the signing of a series of unequal treaties made the invading forces do whatever they wanted on Chinese soil.

2. The aggression of the Western powers not only caused China to lose its political independence and autonomy, but also gradually formed a state of dependence on them economically and lost its independence.

After opening the door to China with the cannon, they further expanded the dumping of goods and the export of capital to China through various unequal treaties, plundered and exploited China, controlled China's treaty ports, deprived China of its customs sovereignty through "negotiated tariffs", and extorted huge indemnities from China.

The purpose of the earliest colonization of the Western Zheng and Fang colonizers was very clear, that is, due to the development of the budding capitalism in Western Europe, prompting them to urgently hope to obtain the first prize, which was the fundamental reason for their colonization, which was the economic root, and the spread of Catholicism was the spiritual motivation of many navigators when they sought new routes abroad. And once they reach the New World, they often forget everything, and only gold and silver are left in their eyes. Moreover, the early colonial countries were Spain and Portugal, whose capitalist economies were less developed.

As for the plundering of raw materials and dumping, basically after the first industrial revolution, due to the needs of the development of the capitalist economy in their own countries, Britain and France and other countries expanded outward and competed for colonies as their own raw material production and product sales places.