How were japan and china economically different from each other by the end of the 19th century?
At the end of the 20th Century, Japan had emerged
as a modern nation. The Meiji Government adopted modern political and economic
reforms that they learned from the West.
It enabled them to remain independent and emerged as a powerful
nation. China on the other hand was
under the influence of Western nations who now had a hold on the country. It was only after World War II that China was
once again an independent and powerful nation.
Japan was a successfully industrialized country with a sizable army and a strong economy, while China's economy remained weak and vulnerable to the interferences of imperial countries.