Question at position 5 Liang and Kang, the two Confucian scholars at the end of the 19th century, were not only worried about British efforts to colonize China, but also Question Blank 1 of 1[input] as a rising imperial power that threatened China's territorial and political power.

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Question at position 5 Liang and Kang, the two Confucian scholars at the end of the 19th century, were not only worried about British efforts to colonize China, but also Question Blank 1 of 1[input] as a rising imperial power that threatened China's territorial and political power.

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The prompt presents a historical question about Liang and Kang in the late 19th century who were concerned not only with British imperial ambitions but also with a rising power that threatened China’s territorial and political power.

Contextualizing the concern, Japan emerged as a major rising imperial power in East Asia during this period, especially after the Meiji Restoration and the rapid modernization that followed. This transformation enabled Japan to project power beyond its shores and challenge Qing China’s dominance in the region, culminating in events like the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), which starkly demonstrated Japan’s military and political ascendancy and its willingness to pursue territorial and strategic gains at China’s expense.

Understanding why Japan fits the blank: first, Japan’s growth directly threatened China’s territorial integrity in East Asia, including influence over Korea and Manchuria; second, Japan’s modernized state presented a credible challenge to Qing China’s political power and sovereignty; third, this shift in balance of power explains why contemporary Chinese scholars of that era would flag Japan alongside Britain as a major imperial threat.

If we were to evaluate other potential contenders, we’d consider nations with imperial aims in Asia at the time, but none matched Japan’s combination of rapid modernization, military capability, and direct regional stakes in China’s political and territorial affairs during the late 19th century.

In summary, the rising imperial power whose threat Liang and Kang recognized was Japan, due to its rapid modernization, expansionist ambitions, and direct challenge to Qing China’s sovereignty in East Asia.

Question at position 5 Liang and Kang, the two Confucian scholars at the end of the 19th century, were not only worried about British efforts to colonize China, but also Question Blank 1 of 1[input] as a rising imperial power that threatened China's territorial and political power.

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