China Isn’t the Qing Dynasty
From 1842 to 1915, every unequal treaty signed under war, invasion, and coercion.
When the EU calls on the G7 to “stand together against China,” it sounds familiar. The same colonial logic returns, dressed in new words like “de-risking.” But this isn’t the China of 1842. The China that once signed treaties at gunpoint no longer exists. We don’t play by your rules, we don’t fear your sanctions, and we don’t bend to your threats. What your ancestors did with gunboats and opium, you now attempt with finance and trade restrictions. History has seen this game before.
Here’s the record: the unequal treaties forced on China through war, humiliation, and foreign coercion.
