Assess the Validity of the Following Statement, "China Owed Its

question 34

Essay

Assess the validity of the following statement, "China owed its preservation far more to the strength of the competing powers than to Hay's Open Door policy." Does this mean that the Open Door policy was meaningless? Why or why not?

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