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The Mao Xiong, unsettled even in a state of reform, found no opportunity for expansion on the European continent and turned their attention to the Far Eastern region.
First, they kicked the Qing Dynasty when it was down during the Second Opium War, seizing a large swath of territory, and then they set their sights on Japan.
In 1861, Russian warships breached Tsushima Island (an island of Nagasaki Prefecture), attempting to forcibly take it as a springboard for invading Japan.
The fragmented Japan naturally lacked the strength to resist the Russians. The Shogunate sought help from the major powers, hoping to deter the Russians' ambitions with the help of others.
To limit Russian expansion in the Far Eastern region, England, France, the Dutch, and other nations expressed support for the Japanese government, with the British even dispatching warships to stand against the Russians.
If history had not changed, the Russians would have backed down under British pressure.
