Greater Java was invaded by BE In 1778.
From 1750 to 1832 the 1st opium war, China was brutally attacked by BE at their door step...
The BE quietly invaded Greater Java continent during this time 1778, and did not caught China attention..... plenty of money was needed to clean up Greater Java aboriginals to extinction and this war was funded by BE drug trafficking opium into China.... Greater Java was only a trip down SCS and takes 7 days from North Asia to South East Asia....
Therefore, BE opium trade war with China can be a camaflough to distract China to defend Greater Java from Pommie invasion...
Timing of the war can see why a small country in Europe can invade a continent in the East Asia region...
China will have eyed on this biggest continent in Asia... soon if not for the opium trade war...