China never joined the British Empire. However, two small parts of China were part of the British Empire.
Weihaiwei-1898-1930
Hong Kong-1841-1997
In reality, Bermuda did not actually choose to join the British Empire. They islands were forced to join or be conquered.
The U S A never joined the British Empire.
It didn't the US was formed when it revolted against the British Empire
1894
1878
No
Canada didnt join it was fought over by the French and British in which the Brits ended up winning therefore becoming part of her empire.
They replace The Mughal Empire in China
1964
The British Empire entered existence in 1583 with the conquest of Newfoundland and ended in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong to China. The British Empire existed for 414 years.
Scotland, Ireland Wales.
Most of them had no choice because they were conquered militarily.