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=What if China colonized America?=

Now, now...let's say that if Great Britain never colonized in America...what would have happened to America? Will it remain as it is or would it be colonize by another nation? As we know it, Great Britain wasn't the only country who had found America, other nations such as China had also found this piece of land. And so if Britain never settled in America, maybe the Chinese would have expanded across America and dominated North America. Then...America will no longer be the America we know of today...

media type="custom" key="9713083" align="left" So what if China colonized America? What will happen then? Well actually, China was actually the first nation who discovered America. In the year 1421, Zheng He received a mission from the Ming dynasty's emperor, Zhu Di. Zheng He was a trusted adviser of Zhu Di and so he assigned Zheng He a mission to complete. Zhu Di told Zheng He that his mission was to "proceed all the way to the ends of earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" meaning that Zheng He was to go outside of China and find something that he can contribute the China. During Zheng He's journey, he reluctantly found a new piece of land which he and the others began calling it "Xīndàlù" meaning "new land". Though they had found this new piece of land, they didn't land or explore it at all. Instead they returned back to China to tell the emperor about their new findings. But when they returned, it turned out the emperor was no longer in power and the rest of China was put into a new policy of isolationism. With this new policy activated, the Chinese were not able to leave China at all and they were all stuck at home. Thus, this stopped China's exploration of the new land they have found and it also stopped their future expansion in the new land as well. And so when the British came, they immediately took actions on this new piece of land and began colonizing and rarely anyone knows that it was actually the Chinese who had discovered America first.

Now if Britain never colonized in America...what would have happened? Well...China's new policy of isolationism lasted for hundreds of years and if none of the other countries colonized in America as well, then maybe the Chinese would have went and explore this new land once again when they are freed from China's policy of isolationism. But probably by the time the Chinese are able to explore again, America would have been taking by other nations already such as Spain and France. But if China didn't establish a new policy, then the Chinese could have had the chance to explore America and most likely colonize it just the British did. Then by the time the British comes, or not in this case, America will probably be dominated by the Chinese already. The only thing that the Chinese didn't do when they found this new piece of land was inhabit in it. When Zheng He found America, he just immediately returned to China to tell the emperor's his findings. The British and the other nations on the other hand didn't do what Zheng He did. When they discovered America, they immediately took actions and settled there. Now if only China settled and took actions first...how will our America turn out to be? What will happen to America? How will our future be affected?

If America was colonized by China instead of Great Britain, the following would have been changed in American history:
 * Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: If the Chinese already settled and dominated America, there this isn't a need for this act. This act was simply passed because the Americans wanted to limit the Chinese immigration in America. There were already huge amount of Chinese living in the west and the Americans feared that if more Chinese immigrated to America, they will slowly take over and the whites will lose their opportunities. But if China colonized, this act wouldn't even be needed and instead they'll actually promote immigration to this new land.
 * Transcontinental Railroad: During the constructing of the Transcontinental Railroad, many Chinese workers were hired because the whites knew the Chinese didn't know much and the whites used their lack of knowledge to give them a less pay than a normal worker. If America was under China's rule, the Transcontinental Railroad might not have been constructed in the first place. And also, even if construction did take place, the Chinese workers would have gotten an equal pay.
 * Boxer's Rebellion: In the Boxer's Rebellion, America intervene itself to help settle the rebellion, but if China was in control, this rebellion would have probably been settled by the country itself without America's help. This rebellion didn't bother much of America and it was a foreign affair that America chose to intervene. If America didn't choose to intervene, China would have settled this by themselves. If China was in control of America, this issue will somehow affect the Chinese in America because they're part of the same country and then America will also be involved.
 * Open Door Notes: The Open Door Notes was a policy that America passed which gave other European nations and itself equal access to China's trade so that no one country will have too much power than the others. This was simply an advantage to America and it's partly the reason why they passed this policy. But if China ruled America, the "Open Door Notes" wouldn't even be passed in the first place, let alone allow other nations to have access to its trade.
 * China's Communist Revolution: In this revolution, Chiang Kai Shek was against the communist forces of Mao Zedong and America intervene this as well. America was siding itself with Chiang Kai Shek because it wanted to contain communism. In the end, Chiang Kai Shek lost and America and China's relationship worsened. But if China was in control of America, America would have been involved, but relationships between will probably not worsen because they are under one country's rule.

=American Life under Britain's Rule=
 * Social life in America was pretty diverse because many immigrants immigrated to America such as the Dutch, Irish, Asians, and Africans. Because slavery existed in Britain, this practice of slavery was also brought to America as well. Great Britain was the one who introduced America to slavery during the Triangular trade and it caused the Americans to rely more and more on slavery. Equality was something that was very hard to obtain if you were a different race.
 * For politics, the British set up governments in each state, but the government rulers was appointed by the British government and king and so the colonies were basically under Britain's watch and control.
 * In the beginning, the culture of the Americans were very similar to Britain's because they followed Britain's fashion. But after the American Revolution, the culture of the Americans began to change as more and more immigrants immigrated. Because of the different ethnicity, it also brought different cultures to America as well. And so the American culture became a blend with other ethnicity's cultures as well.
 * As for the colonists economical life, it was very tough for them because Britain continuously taxed the colonists. Britain's economy wasn't doing so well and so they started taxing the colonists in hopes to get more money from them. But at the same time, the colonist's economy wasn't doing so well either and because of Britain's constant taxing, it made life harder for the colonists. The colonists protested, but Britain explained that they're taxing them because of protection and war. The more the colonists protested and fought back, the more Britain taxed them. Britain taxed them to the point that the colonists wanted to break free from Britain's control.

=Amerian Life under China's Rule=
 * Social life will probably not be as diverse as today's because China doesn't really promote immigration as much as the British did. Also, since China is a communist/socialist nation, not much people can get in and out the nation freely. China has an enormous population and once they settle in America, it'll probably be populated by the Chinese. In the future, it'll probably be dominated by the Chinese, but have a few of the different races within it as well, but the majority of the population will be Chinese.
 * The government structure will also be different from when Britain ruled America because China runs on a communist government. America's government as of today is a democracy where its people get a say and can choose their president. On the other hand, China's government is a communist one and not everyone can get a say and speak freely. And so if America was under China's rule, "freedom of speech" will no longer apply to the people in America. America will also turn into a communist nation instead of a democracy one.
 * The cultures in America would no longer be as diverse as it is now and most of America's culture will center around the Chinese culture. Since America will be a part of China it means that there won't be any American holidays anymore, but instead it'll be replaced by Chinese holidays. The food, the traditions, the language, the fashion, and everything else will be mostly the Chinese culture and traditions.
 * As for economical life for America, they'll probably be taxed more than the people that lived in China because China will have to import goods over. But no ridiculous taxing would take place and with China's economy doing so well right now, America will also benefit from it as well.