When was the last time China was technologically superior to the West?

ABC78

ABC78

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Here's part 1 of a documentary on PBS Civilization based on the book by Neil Fuerguson which has some of the answers to this threads query. Part 2 airs next week.

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stardave

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Player 0 said:
China historically has been extremely determined to avoid fracturing into smaller states, especially since the fall of the yuan Chinese governments have made a point of maintaining sovereign integrity of China proper.

If they can't be directly controlled by the central government there's no guarantee than a crafty merchant or military officer won't try to carve out his own kingdom and maybe even become an enemy of the empire.
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Yes, very true in the old days when a communication message would take up to a month to reach it is destination, and even harder to move around troops.

But with modern technology of instant communication and fast transportation, this will solves the problem, but I don't know if the ancient Chinese had instant wireless transmit technology or steam engine trains will be wanting to conquer Europe.
 
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