Japan was never conquered by the Chinese, but the success of China under the Tang dynasties motivated Japanese emperors to important elements of Chinese civilization for their own gain.In 646 C.E. the Japanese government embarked upon the Taika reforms, an attempt to reconstruct the Japanese imperial government upon Chinese modelsAs a result of Sinification Buddhism became so popular that aristocrats feared the power of Buddhists over the government.
Vietnam has a distinct social and cultural heritage that instilled within them an independent spirit.In contrast to the Koreans, the Viets did not enthusiastically cooperate with their Chinese overlords and scorned many aspects of Chinese civilization.mountains and other geographical barriers made it more difficult for the Chinese to maintain tight control over Vietnam.
Korea’s oldest known kingdom was conquered by emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty in about 100 B.C.E. beginning the first wave of Sinification. Buddhism became the cultural bridge linking China to Korea,Chinese writing was introduced, despite the difficulties in adapting Chinese characters to the spoken Korean language