Concise History Of Chine
Essay: China
Towards two contrasting orientations: Maritimity and Continentality
During most of China's history, China's orientation has been continental. It was only in the nineteenth century that the concept Maritimity started to play a significant role in China's economy and policy. After all the political and the cultural heart of China had always been in the Interior North China. It was this region that gave birth to China's bureaucratic system, the official Chinese language (Mandarin), the closed culture and its egocentric personality. Therefore it is no coincidence that Beijing became the nation's capital.
But from the 19th century onwards, as a result of concessions granted to foreign powers (e.g. Japan, Great Britain, US, Russia and France), China's continental view started shifting to a maritime view. Consequently coastal port cities and Interior River ports (gateways to the inland) such as Shanghai, Hong Kong and Nanjing were developed into industrial centers.......
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