Yes. A country can expand its borders without committing genocide because through not only discussions can these issues be resolved, two different countries can reach agreements on how each of them want the best for their country. It may be beneficial for both or all parties for another country to expand its borders, without being at the expense of human lives.
I may not be correct but I believe that Martin Luther King implied that if they were to protest with violent it would only result in more violence as a retaliation by the government. So by doing peaceful protest the government didnt have an actual solid reason to attack them, so when the government did enact violence on them it caught the attention of people around the world.
It grew the Chinese empire. Propaganda brought everyone on board with imperialistic views
