Qing China and Russia

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This paper explores the non-possibility of Chinese 'isolationism' during the Qing period in the repeated need to deal with domestic and foreign powers from the beginning of the Dynasty. The paper first discusses the Russian frontier c. 1650 and moves through events to the 19th century conflicts with European powers and the US, Japanese policy, Korea, and other aspects of the era.

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"The Eurocentric approach to East Asia's history led to notions of static, isolationist powers till the coming of 19th century Westerns. However, when reviewing the progress of the Qing dynasty after the mid-17th century, there seems no time when Beijing was not involved in sometimes-complex relations with Japan, Korea, or other powers. In the 1630s, the rising Qing Dynasty assumed direction of trade and diplomacy involving Japan and Korea that had grown up over centuries, coped with bordering Mongols and Southeast Asians, and Russian incursions that in 1651 produced a Russian fort at Albazin on the Amur River."

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