07-14-2020, 02:34 PM
(07-14-2020, 02:25 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: ** 14-Jul-2020 World View: China, the bully
(07-14-2020, 12:44 PM)David Horn Wrote: > the last time the Chinese were able to push their neighbors around
> at will was in the 19th century
When and where was that?
Make that the 16th century, with a few provisos. The late empire was pretty bleak with lots of conquering, but it's fair to say that the conquering was internal -- and highly costly.
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