compare n contrast japan vs china
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Japan and China
Japan and China have been relatively isolated during the pre-classical period and the post classical period. They were some of the only empires that were able to maintain their own unique culture. They shared few similarities and many difference s in their economic, political, and cultural aspects.
China and Japan shared many more similarities in their economic aspect then anything else. The most obvious and important fact is that they both isolated themselves from the world and as a factor of this declined in importance in trade. From the beginning China didn't try to trade with Western Europe. When they tried it, they thought that it was too costly. Japan on the other hand tried to trade with Western Europe. They sent out some ships to see what the west offered but they decided that the western world had nothing to offer so they stopped the large international trade. Both Japan and China still traded, mainly between each other and also Korea, basically the Southeast Asia market...