Chinese cultural diffusion:
a. Was greater in areas such as Korea and Vietnam than in Japan because they had more direct association with the Chinese.
b. Was minimal in Japan because of its island status and because China never conquered Japan.
c. Was considered a threat by Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean elites because it tended to invalidate local practices and traditions.
d. Proceeded more quickly in Japan than on the Asian mainland, perhaps because they were voluntary and not imposed from the outside.
d. Proceeded more quickly in Japan than on the Asian mainland, perhaps because they were voluntary and not imposed from the outside.
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