What was the goal of china’s self-strengthening movement? select one:
a. to emulate japan’s economic success
b. to revitalize chinese cultural superiority by promoting confucianism
c. to establish chinese manufacturing and the military along western lines
d. to cut china off from the rest of the world until it had regained its economic and political power'

C is the correct option.

Explanation:

After the defeat, the Second Opium War and signing the humiliating treaty of Tientsin China started the Self-Strengthening Movement in 19 the century to Modernize China, especially in the field of Science and Technology. The advocates of this movement wanted to preserve the Qing Rule and maintain the Confucian Ideals at the same time accepting western military and Industrialization.  The common philosophy For the self-strengthening movement was " Lean the barbarian ways to combat barbarian threat". After three decades this movement failed.  Inadequate attention to the resources and Xenophobia in the bureaucracy were some of the reasons for its failure.

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1.a)britain

2.b)spain

3.c)french

4.d)portugal

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