History says otherwise. China and India dominated europe economically. That was one of the reasons for the european conquest of india and china. China, Rus, Pe

History says otherwise. China and India dominated europe economically. That was one of the reasons for the european conquest of india and china. China, Rus, Persia, Arabia, etc dominated the mongols economically. The mongols conquered them all. The roman empire economically dominated the germanic north. The barbarians sacked and eventually conquered rome. It's nice to have an economic edge, but it's also important to maintain a military edge.