What Was One of the Major Geopolitical Moves by the Japanese

What was one of the major geopolitical moves by the Japanese several years after they defeated the Chinese in the first Sino-Japanese War?

A) The Japanese became isolated from the world stage and were labeled the Hermit kingdom.
B) The Japanese annexed Korea, a move meant to show the Japanese were more powerful than the Chinese.
C) The Japanese tried to annex Hawaii in order to expand their territorial holdings in the Pacific region.
D) The Japanese tried to help the Chinese stabilize the Qing Dynasty with foreign aid.
E) The Japanese began several decades of peaceful industrialization and peaceful relations with its neighbors.