Chinese Imperialism on the Korean Peninsula: A Historical Window on Sovereignty

Asia Program
Kirk W. Larsen, Korea Foundation associate professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, explained that by the end of the 19th century, China exhibited imperialistic tendencies in dealing with Korea similar to the way the Western imperialists were dealing with China. In the Korean port city of Jemulpo, which was eventually to become Inchon, for example, Chinese merchants enjoyed extraterritoriality and the benefits of unequal treaties similar to those that Western powers enjoyed in Chinese cities such as Shanghai-and which the Chinese argued vociferously against. Larsen posed the following question: "When we think about imperialism and empires, why don't we think about China?"
Event Speakers:
Kirk W. Larse
Christine Kim
David Kang

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When is someone gonna mention that 'tribute' in the Assian area is paid by organized states to less organized people who show propensity to attack to steal/grab riches of organized cooperation, meaning that if Choseon was paying tribute to groups in today's 'China', then Korea was the organized state.