Answer:
Japan got off on the better foot
Explanation:
Both China and Japan suffered from the rising globalism of the European Powers. In China, the Chinese originally had a trade monopoly on silk, however that changed with the Opium war, which was Britain's response as a "free trade war" against China for dumping british smuggled opium into the sea. As a result, China entered its century of humiliation, as it was constantly under the thumb of the European Powers. The Boxer Rebellion and Taiping rebellion were just one of the many revolts that the Qing Dynasty faced.
Meanwhile in Japan, initially the Dutch were the only citizens allowed in the country, however when Mathew Perry arrived, the Tokugawa Shogunate was forced to open up its borders. This caused two Japanese daimyos to revolt and put the emperor in charge with the help of Britain. Japan became a world power, which would eventually result in the political tensions and the pacific front in World War II
