However, it has recently been argued that the isolation policy was not to prevent colonization by Europe, but to wipe out the spirit of admiration for the west and resentment for the east.
もっとも鎖国政策については欧州対策ではなく中華秩序に組み込まれることを嫌い、かねてからの西高東低の気風は完全に消し去る事を求めての事とも最近では言われている。