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Precisely. If one _*realistically_* wanted to conquer China, one would need to wait, like with any major power, for it to collapse in on itself first. Which probably isn't but 50 or so years off, to be fair. That, too, is a part of Chinese heritage; they can't seem to go more than about 2500 years at most without a major, bloody revolution that splits them into a multitude of smaller, feuding nations.

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Precisely. If one _realistically_ wanted to conquer China, one would need to wait, like with any major power, for it to collapse in on itself first. Which probably isn't but 50 or so years off, to be fair. That, too, is a part of Chinese heritage; they can't seem to go more than about 250 years at most without a major, bloody revolution that splits them into a multitude of smaller, feuding nations that absolutely _despise_ each other.

"@Anonymous #372F":/forums/dis/topics/big-bad-politics?post_id=60695#post_60695
Precisely. If one _realistically_ wanted to conquer China, one would need to wait, like with any major power, for it to collapse in on itself first. Which probably isn't but 50 or so years off, to be fair. That, too, is a part of Chinese heritage; they can't seem to go more than about 250 years at most without a major, bloody revolution that splits them into a multitude of smaller, feuding nations that absolutely _despise_ each other.