Which of the following is true about imperialism in china during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a. imperial nations left china alone because it was not considered valuable. b.china became part of the british empire after the second opium war.
c. different countries fought china to take its land and control its resources. d.china was the only asian empire that could compete with the u.s. or europe.

The correct answer is C) Different countries fought China to take its land and control its resources.

The statement that is true about imperialism in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries is "Different countries fought China to take its land and control its resources."

It was Great Britain, the one that was most interested in exerting its imperialistic rule in China in those years. England had one motive: economic. In those years, the demand for Chinese silk, porcelain, and tea in Europe -specifically in Great Britain- was high and people had the money to pay for those importations. Due to the fact that England had not enough money or precious metals to trade these products, they used opium that derivated in the Opium Wars during the 19th century.

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