A the lower courts rulling stands and cannot be repealed i think
China was itself an established empire and could not be conquered the same way as they did Africa and India.
What you are saying is basically equal to saying why not land in England (during that period) and turn everyone into slaves.
Since that is impossible, establishing spheres of influence allows major powers to break China from the inside.
The major powers of europe, Japan, and America ganging up on china during those days is the main reason behind China's firm foreign policy today.
The Cuban Missile Crisis has become one of the critical points in the history of the Cold War. With Soviet nuclear warheads already positioned to strike the America, the world feared that it could be the brink of a third world war. Both superpowers thought house close could be thus, communications between Washington and Moscow were increased.
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The acquisition of new territories in the West
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