The reason for this is that from the perspective of China itself at that time, China is a big country and a state of etiquette. The thinking of countries coming to Korea is deeply rooted, and people from other countries are barbarians, so this kind of closed-door thinking is more difficult to break than closed-door thinking. However, in Europe at that time, the industrial revolution had risen, and new productive forces were rapidly providing a powerful impetus for the development of western countries. Its change can be said to be a thousand miles a day.
In China, the seeds of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty did not develop well, and it was still in a big state of agricultural society, and there was no objective understanding of foreign advanced technology and advanced productive forces. Under such circumstances, in the contrast of others' rapid development, backwardness is inevitable.
You will be beaten if you fall behind. Therefore, no matter which dynasty or country, if you can't wake up from the dream of China and other countries coming to Korea, you can't keep up with the times. This has nothing to do with which emperor was in power, whether it was Manchu or not, but the continuity of history.
When the productivity of western countries reaches a certain level, and the great sailing movement rises, China, a strange country, will definitely enter their field of vision. It happened that the Qing Dynasty was in power.
Therefore, when thinking about the historical process, we should not only consider our own factors, but also consider the influence of external factors. The torrent of the times cannot be changed by a certain person or a certain stage of the dynasty. For individuals, history never stops developing. However, anyone who dares to block the progress of history will be ruthlessly eliminated.