Chinese Influence In Japan And Korea

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Under this period of Chinese influence, Japanese emperors greatly desired a social system like that of the Chinese whereas Korea become subject to this sinification by means of colonization. Both postclassical Japan and Korea must accredit a significant amount of the social development but successive deterioration in their respective civilizations to prevalent Chinese influences. Unlike Japan, Korea was subject to Chinese rule for a short period of time, in which Chinese presence was clearly evident.
The Japanese elite was unaccepting of Chinese influence. For example, the Japanese aristocracy proved incapable of mastering the Confucian ways of life commissioned under the Taika reforms. Common Japanese people were also affected by Chinese