What do you mean by colonial and semi-colonial?

Colonies refer to countries and regions that are economically exploited, culturally invaded and politically enslaved by the suzerain. Originally meant to be immigrants, farming on wasteland can be used as a trade outpost or a military base. After that, it refers to the immigrant settlement established by a country in its conquered area (country) to obtain new resources for the suzerain country. Colonies, in a broader sense, also include protectorates and vassals. The emergence of colonies is closely related to the emergence and development of capitalist mode of production.

Semi-colonial, that is, the country is under the rule of a traitorous government, allowing foreigners to plunder its manpower, material resources and financial resources. A semi-colony refers to a country that is formally independent, but actually depends on imperialism economically and politically.

Semi-colonial countries are ruled and squeezed by one or several imperialist countries, but imperialism does not directly rule such countries, but indirectly controls them through their reactionary regimes. The formation of semi-colonial and semi-feudal societies in most countries is directly influenced by unequal treaties.

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concept formation

The concept of "semi-colony" was first put forward by Lenin in 19 15 when he analyzed the division of colonies around the world by imperialism. For the first time, China was clearly listed as one of the three "semi-colonial" countries (the three "semi-colonial" countries refer to China, Persia and Turkey).

Later, in Imperialism is the Highest Order of Capitalism, Lenin listed China, Persia and Turkey as "semi-colonial countries" again, pointing out that China is "becoming a colony" and further explaining that "semi-colonial countries" are politically and formally independent, but in fact they are entangled in financial and diplomatic dependence, which is a typical example of the intermediate form of transformation from vassal countries to colonies.

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