Quote Originally Posted by DocToxin8 View Post
History is intresting cause it teaches us why the west ended up "on top", and also whether that has always been the case or if it will continue.

If we define a split like west vs Asia, then China has was at some points ahead of the west in the past, and now it looks like they will be again.
Without commerce with the West China would rapidly deflate like a swollen balloon... the West has always been ahead thanks to his minds. The Romans possessed pretty impressive knowledge and skills for the time. What China has nowadays is just copied from Western scientific knowledge and technology; nothing more than manpower.