Well <span>Japan had a long relationship with the Dutch and it started in 1640s, they also started learning from the Dutch since then.</span><span>Christianity eventually lost the Qing Emperors' trust. In 1746, the Qian-long Emperor issued an edict which forbid the spread of Christianity in China, as a result many missionaries were sent back.</span><span>The Dutch mostly focused on business,the Japanese were able to learn western science without the tension of converting to another religion. As for China </span><span>missionaries wanted to convert, and paid attention to improving the relationship and adapting the rituals,the Chinese tended to be more reluctant in accepting them and their science that they brought. </span><span>China was stronger in Confucianism, and didn't want to tolerant the foreigners. Japan, had a more open minded history which enabled them to be very malleable in this transition. </span>
