The question of whether British imperialism drove China away from capitalism is a historical question. Because the Chinese system was mercantilist before Britis

The question of whether British imperialism drove China away from capitalism is a historical question. Because the Chinese system was mercantilist before British imperialism, it isn't right to say that British imperialism drove China away from capitalism. If old ideology said that, it's incorrect, and we do the world a disservice by repeating it.