Reasons for the failure of China's westernization in modern times
First of all, a ruler can't change his life. From the perspective of the Westernization Movement, we only learned the western technology, that is, the so-called "Chinese style and western use", but did not learn the advanced western system. Secondly, western capitalist countries need primitive capital accumulation and external expansion, and they are not allowed to embark on the road of prosperity, such as China, which is rich in resources. China's traditional tribute system gave China blind confidence, so it was impossible to be like the Japanese. At present, China's traditional policy of attaching importance to agriculture and restraining business inhibits the development of commodity economy, making it impossible for capitalism to appear in China. However, the modern national bourgeoisie was weak and could not lead China to complete the modernization process.