On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:25:07 -0700, Austin Hair <callidus(a)austinhair.org> wrote:
I'm not Chinese. Not remotely so. I do, however,
know for a fact that
China was practicing an active policy of imperialism until fairly
recently in modern history. The emperor (take note of the term) fancied
himself sovereign of a global dominion which included Europe, as
dynastic literature tells us, and with the exception of a brief period
of isolation during the 16th and 17th centuries China was as imperialist
as they come.
This is so ludicrous. I'm thankful Jimbo declared this thread over.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)