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I was mulling over how to make France a more powerfull force in Asia during the 19th century, and I came up with the idea of the French taking Hainan, Taiwan, and the Ryukyuan Islands during the 1850's and turning them into profitable colonies and bases from which to draw China, Koream and Japan into their sphere of influance, but I can't think for the life of me what could spark the French to go on a spree of conquests 1850's. What would you all use as a POD?
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