Japan (Long live the Qing)

The modernization of Japan was the effect of Western intervention, as China did not adopt Western imperialist foreign policies. Nowadays (in 1911) Japan is incredibly powerful- both in regard of its economics and its military, though still behind China. As it was impossible to wage war with the two powerful Chinas, Japanese imperialistm has turned its attention towards the Pacific and South Eastern Asia. The short Dutch-Japanese War of 1901 led to the conquest of various islands in the Dutch East Indies; though independent kingdoms, they are de facto colonies.