Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: French colonial empire in Asia | Statement: [Protectorate of Annam, partOf, French colonial empire in Asia]

Target entity: French colonial empire in Asia
Context triple: [Protectorate of Annam, partOf, French colonial empire in Asia]

• A. French colonial empire chosen
  The French colonial empire was the overseas territories and possessions ruled by France from the 17th to the 20th century, spanning regions in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific and becoming one of history’s largest colonial empires.
• B. French Indochina
  French Indochina was a French colonial federation in Southeast Asia, comprising territories such as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, that existed from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
• C. Japanese colonial empire
  The Japanese colonial empire was Japan’s overseas imperial domain from the late 19th to mid-20th century, encompassing territories across East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific that were governed through military conquest, annexation, and colonial administration.
• D. Protectorate of Annam
  The Protectorate of Annam was a central Vietnamese monarchy under French colonial rule, forming one of the key constituent regions of French Indochina.
• E. Cochinchina
  Cochinchina was the southern region of Vietnam that became a French colony and later formed part of French Indochina.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.