reading 10/8

We are now transitioning to Modern China. Western culture was expanding and reaching the globe. China was one of the few that did not “respond.” The Opium War took place during from 1839 to 1842. The Opium War, in my opinion, caused the western divide in China. Hong Kong remained in control and influenced by the British, while inland China became Communists. After the Opium War, rebellions took place: Taiping, Nian, and Muslim. Modern China modified Confucian principles to fit into the Communist view like obedience and filial piety.
While western civilization modernized, women could have the same roles as men. In China, women had “inside roles”, while men had “outside roles.” Women are still expected to obey her in laws and has a sense of obedience and duty to them. In the west, children do not live with their parents and a daughter in law owes no duty to her in laws. Their values on family is different than the west.