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Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Sourc... by cyberax on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:14PM (#36792534)
> China was an Empire because they tried(and succeeded) taking over neighbours by force, including Mongols and Japanese.

Uhm... You clearly have no idea about China.

First, it was _itself_ conquered by Mongols ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_China ). Who were then simply assimilated.

Second, China has never conquered Japan.

Overall, China has been remarkably non-aggressive.

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Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Sourc... by disintegore on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:07PM (#36793400)
Probably the least belligerent superpower in history, internally and externally.

They're no saints. Anybody can see that. But by my estimation 90% of the discourse around China in the west is just pure consent manufacturing.

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