China was never colonised, western countries simply seized bits of it (for example, Hong Kong) to further their own needs. the whole country was probably considered too big (and after the boxer rebellions, too unruly) to colonise with much success. instead mass exploitation was used, such as in forcing china to open its doors to the opium trade
China, as a country, was never colonized. But some cities and territories of China, for example, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Taiwan, etc. was once colonized or de facto colonized.
Yes, China has never been fully colonized by a foreign power. However, parts of China, such as Hong Kong and Macau, were colonized by the British and Portuguese respectively.
Not by Westerners, no. it had been colonized by the Mongols from 1279 to 1368, and by the Manchus from 1644 to 1911.
Britain
1619
Both countries were colonized, but the United States went on to become a major imperial power, and China did not.
Pakistan was colonized by the British in 1858. the colonial rule ended in 1947
Around the year 1002 or 1003.
1627
Start in year 1500
The colonized, high altitude plateau of Tibet.
Most of the continent of Africa had been colonized by the year 1900. The African colonization was one by 7 European nations.