Throughout the 19th century the Qing dynasty was unable to prevent foreign encroachment.

China reacts acutely to any perceived foreign encroachment on Taiwanese affairs.

These geographic barriers kept the interior of Oman free from foreign military encroachments.

Such foreign encroachments continued through the first half of the 19th century.

The Independent served as an effective vehicle to spread the messages of reform and patriotic nationalism, informing the public and maintaining independence from foreign encroachment.

The 14th century saw the start of what would prove to be a long era of foreign encroachment on the Faroese economy.

Its adherents advocated a "new democracy" that, they hoped, would sweep the country free of petty partisan interests and foreign encroachments.

Babylonia's economy had been weakened by lavish spending and by foreign encroachment.

In the end, a weak military, and the remaining legacy of Korea's suzerain relationship with Qing held Korea back from fending off foreign encroachment.

In 1900, China reacted to foreign encroachments on its territory with an armed popular uprising, the Boxer Rebellion.