1in June, 840, Britain sent more than 40 ships to Guangdong under the pretext of "protecting trading ports" and launched the first opium war against China with the support of the United States and France. 1842, the Qing government was defeated, and it was forced to sign the first unequal treaty in modern China-China-Britain treaty of nanking, which compensated the British army for 20 million taels, and was forced to open five trading ports in Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo and Shanghai.
1856 China was defeated in the Second Opium War, and paid 8 million taels to Britain and France. Yingkou, Tianjin, Dalian, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Danshui, Taiwan Province, Shantou and Qiongzhou were opened as trading ports, and the battery from Dagu to Beijing was demolished. During this period, the British and French allied forces captured Beijing, plundered and burned the world-famous imperial garden Yuanmingyuan.
1894 Sino-Japanese War, China was defeated. Treaty of shimonoseki was signed between China and Japan, and Japan demanded 200 million taels of silver for military expenditure to occupy Liaodong Peninsula, Penghu Islands and Taiwan Province Island in China.
1900, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China and massacred it. The Qing government was forced to sign the "Xin Chou Treaty", and China compensated 10 for more than 900 million taels of silver, which was paid off in 36 years.
193 1 year, the "9 18" incident broke out, and the Japanese army invaded the three northeastern provinces and occupied Chinese mainland step by step. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out completely in 1937, and the Japanese army surrendered in 1945. In this war, China suffered more than 35 million casualties.
According to statistics, since the first Opium War in 1840, China has signed nearly 1000 unequal treaties with foreign powers, each of which is evidence of China's bullying and aggression.
The strength of the motherland today
In the military war: the basic victory in the seventh war. To Vietnam, to the Soviet Union, to India, to the United States and so on.
Military science and technology: successful nuclear bomb explosion, rocket satellite launch, Shenzhou VI launch, Godson development and so on.
The rest of science and technology: Many people in China have won the Nobel Prize, and the research level of China scientists in some high-tech fields is ahead of the world, but the level of basic science and technology still lags behind that of developed countries in Europe and America.
Political status: As one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, with the growth of national strength, China's status in the world is getting higher and higher.
Economically: with the reform and opening up, the economy has developed rapidly, and the people of the whole country have gradually become rich (not finished).
Social culture: although the education system is wrong, it is many times higher than before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the level of various arts and literature is getting higher and higher, gradually gaining a firm foothold in the international arena. The educational level of the people has generally improved. The World Expo was also held in China.
Film and television culture: the improvement of domestic film and television production level is obvious to all. /kloc-where were there so many rich TV programs to watch 0/0 years ago? The artistic level is also improving. Folk art is also protected.
Sports: China's achievements are so brilliant that it has been ranked in the top three in successive human Olympic Games, and China's dominant events dominate all mankind. Gradually hold world-class major sports events: Olympic Games, F 1, Asian Games, etc.
Territorial: Recover Hong Kong and Macao.
National self-confidence: With the growth of national strength, people are getting richer, more confident and more particular.
Generally speaking, I believe that with the strengthening of national strength, China will be better in the future.