Under the great reforms, Qin grew strong and united all the states, becoming the first empire of China.

在伟大的变革之下，秦变得强大起来，统一了所有的诸侯国，成为中国的第一个帝国。

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China that had rich resources and importance of strategy was a poor and weak empire, and the western powers invaded chiefly China in East Asia, so their pressure on Japan had lessened.

由于中国作为一个资源丰富的贫弱帝国以及在战略地位上的重要性，对西方列强而言，它们对东亚侵略的矛头主要是针对中国，因而对日本的压力就相对减弱了。

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Britain's Banks, heirs to empire, have long coveted the riches of China.

作为帝国继承人的英国银行，对中国财富觊觎已久。

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