Britain was the most powerful country in the world at that time, and its colonial territory occupied almost 1 of the world! Known as the empire that never sets.
France was the strongest country in the European continent at that time and a traditional European power. Its strength is equal to that of Britain, and it also has a large number of colonies in Africa and America.
Germany was also a powerful country in Europe at that time. Although slightly weaker than Britain and France, it was also one of the best countries in the world at that time.
At that time, Russia was a new capitalist country. Although it is much weaker than other capitalist powers, it has a huge territory and population and is the country with the strongest desire for aggression in the world.
The United States was considered as a weak country at that time, but it has shown its strength as a strong country. Because it was busy competing with Spain for hegemony in America, its invasion of Asia was relatively small, but when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, it was already quite powerful.
Japan, which just got rid of the hat of a colonial country, defeated the powerful Tsarist Russia in the Russo-Japanese War with the rapid development of the industrial revolution.
They regard Asia as their own bag. At that time, Japan had turned Korea into its own colony.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was a dual monarchy formed by the merger of Austria and Hungary, and it was also powerful at that time.
Italy is the weakest country in the G8.
In addition, there were many other powers in the world at that time, such as Spain and Portugal. Their strength exceeds that of Italy, Russia, Japan and other countries, but their main interests are not in Asia, so they did not participate.