Which statement about the effects of western influence in qing china and meiji japan is true? qing and meiji officials were both open to diplomacy with the united states but not with britain. western influence led to the downfall of both the qing dynasty in china and the meiji emperor in japan. most qing officials were eager to embrace modernization, while meiji leaders openly resisted calls for modernization. the meiji government was open to western-style reforms, while the qing dynasty was hesitant to embrace western-style reforms. western-style reforms weakened the qing army in china, while similar reforms strengthened the japanese army.