Yep, and not just the far east. Ask any Irish or Scot what their people have suffered at the hands of the British aristocracy.
We all have blood on our hands and the best thing that ever happened to much of the world was colonial rule as ugly as it was.
I am not defending all actions by the Brits but you are all parroting the public education line. Insidious and effective - bleh. Consider what would have happened if the Chinese had had the technology to invade the West at that time....