"The history of imperialism in China is a complex, contentious history. In modern times, China's experience with imperialism has entailed two parallel stories during the 19th and 20th centuries. The facet of imperialism that has received the most attention is that of aggression against China by capitalist nations, culminating in the Japanese invasion of the 1930s. The simultaneous story of Qing imperialism in Eurasia (stretching from Tibet through Central Asia and Mongolia around to Korea) has been less studied; in fact, for many in China, this westward expansion was not an act of imperialism at all"--Provided by publisher.