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Have China always been destined to rule the world?

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Don Rizzle:
In the 15th century China had a seafleet way in advance of the european navies, which included the under compartments which provide boyency could be individually flooded (this technoligy wasn't utilised by the west until it was used in titanic hundreds of years later), they had multiple masts and sails which and the actual boat sizes were 5 times larger than the european equivilants (over 500feet long). Had the Chineese utilised their seapower like the european colinonial powers did, i have no doubt that they would have been sucessful in annexing every country in the world under one single empire. However a quick shift in chineese fofeign politics where they decided to adopt an isolationist approach, and subsequently they recalled all their fleets and outlawed multi-mast ships, put end to them being world power for over half a millenium.

Now china are quickly getting closer that stage again where the whole world will be at their grasp, although its different world to what it was back then mostly due to the events of the second world war and the cold war, however i see china becoming the next super power in ourlifetimes on a par with no other.

Elevz:
go practise your chinese, you'll need it  8)

rafsta:
Chinese and all Asians for that matter are disciplined intelligent ppl as a whole... whether china will rule or become a super power is unlikely in our lifetime or our kids lifetime... communism is the main thing holding them back...

about a yr ago china did launch a rocket into space, so they are tryin to get recognition again as not just bein a third world country... personally i wouldve spent the 5mil or so on bringin the country back onto its feet....

Don Rizzle:
the world food program are finishing up all their opporations, and they shall be looking to china to be a contributor from now on, i think the other international institutions will be doing similar things to make them share an international burden to match their politcal clout on the world stage. Their sustained rapid economic growth will ensure them more than able to deal with this and turn their economy into the largest in the world.

ps. china are currently planning a trip to the moan last i heard.

Elevz:

--- Quote from: rafsta on December 14, 2004, 05:31:42 AM ---about a yr ago china did launch a rocket into space, so they are tryin to get recognition again as not just bein a third world country... personally i wouldve spent the 5mil or so on bringin the country back onto its feet....

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That's so true... They should get their own internal problems such as human rights solved first. I think that's the reason why China isn't ready to "rule the world" yet. I don't know about the future though, and when you look at the past, it's been done before by people who shit on human rights   :(

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