East Asians, primarily China and Japan, were both trying to become or remain a great power, and they did so in different ways. Japan sought to isolate itself by allowing only limited contact and no spread of Christianity, as stated in document sixteen. China has tried to keep up with them by using a strong legal system, as mentioned in document six, and a government organized like the monarchs of Europe, as power is passed from father to son, as seen in document five . first, let newcomers come in and get to know them, and let them learn from them a little. However, they did not have very positive experiences, as described in document twelve, the Japanese thought of the Europeans as arrogant and full of themselves, and the Europeans, like Will Adams in document fourteen, did not like what the Japanese did, in keeping them there when they wanted to leave, and in the way they treated women as if they were completely there just to serve and help men, as mentioned in document eleven. The Japanese, as in document fifteen, said that the innovations needed to be reported, and listed them right next to the faction conspiracies, as if they were both equally bad, showing that the Japanese did not want to advance technologically, and wanted to remain loyal. tradition. The Europeans, as we already know, were rapidly advancing technologically, due to their fierce rivals with each other, making them even more disliked by Japan. The Europeans, who sought to spread Christianity as well as become rich, thought that the Japanese would convert quickly, as Francis Xavier writes in document thirteen: “They clearly see that their ancestral law is false and the law of God is true, but they they are dissuaded by the fear that their prince will submit to... middle of paper ...... they had obtained a document on China from the Europeans, and it was not just about their type of government, but what the government did and what their economy and social life were like. Bottom line, Japan tried to isolate themselves and China tried to compete with them, using their land and excess population. Documents one through ten were all about China, while documents eleven through sixteen were about Japan. Documents one, two, three and seven talked about whether China was prepared for European countries, while documents five, six and nine talked about whether China was prepared for European countries or not. Documents twelve, fourteen, and sixteen all talked about negative interactions between Japan and European countries. So overall, I think neither China nor Japan will work long term, but they will recover..