And you're fucking stupid if you don't think child labor goes on in America. It's just not done by American citizens (usually).

 

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America is the most evil nation on earth right now. You don't become top dog by being nice.

I'm sure Tych thinks you do.

 

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This is way to easy. I mean I would feel bad if you weren't such a thinned skinned racist, but since you are I don't.


China's military is very weak. Do they have a navy?

 

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China's military is weak if you're using the US as a comparator. Everyone elses' is weaker still. Do I envision American tough guys starting a war with China any time soon? It'd be a deathwish, weak military or not. Your kids and grandparents would have their faces melted into the pavement by nuclear fire.

 

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Too many to count dude. Chang'an got sacked more times than Cabby's mom and woulda been sacked even more often if they hadn't paid people off over and over and over.


The mongols took so long to roll over China because they had to figure out how to roll people. Up until that point they were really good at pwning people in open battles but not so great at taking fortified positions. Once they figured it out they rolled through everyone until they got to Egypt.


China traditionally had large, well-equipped armies but incompetent commanders. When it had good commanders the commanders have tended to rebel or the incompetent politicians have tended to demand they resign.

At the time many of China's centers were controlled by The U.S., England, Germany, Italy, Russia, and of course Japan, they came in to protect westerners after the Boxer Rebellion. Japan had the most troops and were well trained and well disciplined so they were the defacto rulers over much of China.

 

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it is hard to expect much when it is called the People's Liberation Army Navy.

 

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Every city has been "sacked" plenty of times. Chang'an especially is in a vulnerable position with the Tibetans and Mongols right nearby.





Yes, they figured out how to pwn people - enlisting Chinese into their armies. If you recall, the Chinese actually helped the Mongols take over Northern China which was ruled by the Jurchen, who took advantage of the Khitan's weakened state to get a foothold in China, both of whom were succored and lavished with gifts by every Chinese polity before them when they were weak.





The first part, not so much. The second part is especially true though, but you're neglecting to mention that the same happened more or less everywhere else.

 

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