Compare the nature of colonial rule over China and India and Indonesia. What difference and similarities do you find between them?
The countries under colonial rule manifest similar contexts of exploitation and misery. The differences and similarities of China, India, and Indonesia under colonial rule are:
Features | India | China | Indonesia |
Ruled by | • Colonial rule by British East India Company • First colony by Portuguese in 1502 | • China has not ruled actually but was engaged in constant and dominant trade with British | • Ruled by Europeans from the 16th century |
Trade | • Exported cotton, jute, tea, opium | • Exported tea,silk,porcelain • Imported silver • Later British gave opium, and it ended up in opium war in the mid 19th century | • Exported cloves,nutmeg, pepper, etc. |
Freedom | • In 1947 | • In 1943 | • In 1947 |
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