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From 1840 to 1949, how many times was China invaded by foreign enemies?
Throughout modern history, China suffered numerous invasions, large and small. The bigger ones are 1840 Opium War, 1856 Second Opium War, 1865 Agubo's invasion of Xinjiang (Ili occupied by Russia), 1874 Japanese invasion of Taiwan Province Province, 1885 Sino-French War (China was unbeaten and defeated). 1904 Russo-Japanese War (fighting for the northeast of China, China's sovereignty trampled), 1937 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

1840 during the first opium war, the treaty of nanking was signed, the land was ceded, compensation was paid, and part of the sovereignty was lost.

During the Second Opium War, the British and French allied forces burned the Yuanmingyuan. 1883 12 turn 1885 April Sino-French War: "France is invincible and China is defeated."

1895 Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 (1895) signed the treaty of shimonoseki, which still ceded land and lost sovereignty.

There are also the Sino-British Mei Wangxia Treaty and the Sino-French Huangpu Treaty.

1900- 190 1, Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, treaty of shimonoseki.

19 15 years, Yuan Shikai signed "Article 21" with the Japanese to destroy China.

China's diplomacy failed at the Paris Peace Conference, and all German sovereignty in Shandong was ceded to Japan.

1937- 1945, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

The influence on China is two-sided, and it has always been reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, which has brought a series of disasters and losses to China, brought modernization to China, and promoted the historical and social progress of China, but generally speaking, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. This is a history of humiliation and resistance, which embodies the dauntless heroism of Chinese sons and daughters in the face of foreign aggression.