On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:25:07 -0700, Austin Hair callidus@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)