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When did the colonial history of China begin?
Netherlands, 1

Taiwan Province Province was ruled by Dutch colonists for 38 years. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Dutch colonists occupied Taiwan Province Province for 38 years, and built cities such as Gran Castle (now Anping Castle) and Civilian Castle (now Chikanta) as the center of colonial rule. From 1626 to 1642, the Spanish colonists also occupied the northern part of Taiwan Province province and were expelled by the Dutch.

2. Japan

Ruled by Japanese colonists for 50 years. 1895, due to the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government signed the treaty of shimonoseki and ceded Taiwan Province Province to Japan. 1945 after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Taiwan Province province returned to the motherland.

3. Britain, Britain

From 1839 to 184 1, the Qing court was defeated by Britain in the First Opium War. Charles Elliot of British Navy negotiated with Qi Shan, Minister of Manchu Dynasty, and signed the draft convention on ceding Hong Kong Island to Britain. According to the agreement, Liu Yi landed and occupied Hong Kong Island on120. Since then, Hong Kong has become a British colony.

4. Russia

During the Second Opium War, Russia plundered and embezzled1.5000 square kilometers of land from China in four times. After 1898, China was divided, and Russia took the north of the Great Wall and Xinjiang as its own responsibility and forcibly leased Lushun and Dalian.

5. Portugal

From 65438 to 0553, the Portuguese began to live in Macao. 1887 1 February 1 day, Portugal and the Qing government signed the Draft Convention of the China-Portugal Conference and the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Reconciliation and Trade, and formally occupied Macao through the formalities of diplomatic documents.

Although the Portuguese sought the right of abode of the Ming Dynasty in Macao from 1557, the Ming government still set up a yamen here, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. It was not until 1887 that the Portuguese government and the Qing government signed the Sino-Portuguese Reconciliation and Trade Treaty (which expired in 1928), that Macao became a Portuguese colony.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Modern History of China