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Historical precedent: the Ming dynasty turned inwards and built the great wall of China. Just a few centuries later China was now a bit behind the west and was
by MichaelMoser123 7y ago
Historical precedent: the Ming dynasty turned inwards and built the great wall of China. Just a few centuries later China was now a bit behind the west and was defeated in the opium wars.
- CharlesColeman 7y ago> The Ming dynasty turned inwards and built the great wall of China. Just a few centuries later China was now a bit behind the west and was defeated in the opium wars. Their problem wasn't that they built a wall, but rather they stopped looking past it because of beliefs in their own superiority.
- MichaelMoser123 7y agoI agree with this observation.