The cartoon shows five imperial rulers, including Britain’s Queen Victoria, Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm, a Japanese man, another man (possibly French), and a woman dressed in red, white, and blue (possibly American), poised above a large circular pie labeled Chine (China) that they are in the process of dividing with knives as they argue. Above them all, a Chinese man in traditional aristocratic garb and long fingernails spreads his arms in apparent alarm. Public Domain

What does the cartoon reflect?

A. China is superior to the imperial powers because it stands above them.
B. China was divided up among the imperial powers against its will.
C. The imperial powers would achieve a sensible solution if they stopped arguing.
D. Eventually imperialism will destroy traditional Chinese culture.