Japan opened up foreign trade and relations while China did not.
Step-by-step explanation:
- After being in isolation for centuries, both these countries were pressurized in the 19th century to open up their foreign trade and relations. Both responded differently to this pressure created by the West.
- Japan opened up foreign trade because of the pressure while China did not.
- Japan became modernized as they were receptive while China failed in becoming modern because the foreign merchants were imposed with many restrictions.