殖民地、半殖民地和附庸国，是思想政治课教学中时常使用的几个概念。从本质上讲，三者具有一致性，都受宗主国的控制或摆布，都丧失或部分丧失主权；其中，半殖民地属于附庸国的一种类型。但它们又是完全不同的政治概念，各自受操纵控制的程度、被剥削奴役的程度不同，呈现出 Colonial, semi-colonial and vassal states are several concepts often used in the teaching of ideological and political classes. In essence, the three have consistency and are subject to the control or mercy of the sovereign state, losing or partially losing sovereignty. Among them, the semi-colonies belong to a type of vassal state. But they are completely different political concepts. They are different from each other in terms of the degree of manipulation control and the degree of exploitation and enslavement.