[Dragaera] Dragaeran empire compared to China

[Ken Koester]

Howard Brazee wrote:

>Ken Koester wrote:
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>>I dunno. Wasn't the dynamic of Chinese expansion as much or more
>>towards southeast asia, the pacific rim, Indonesia, etc?  It ebbed and 
>>flowed and ebbed and flowed over time, which strikes me as similar to 
>>the Empire's preoccupation with the east.  the great pushes to the west 
>>I associate more with the capture of China by outsiders & their 
>>redirection of interests.  (I admit, I know little of Chinese history.)
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>While China had a long history of internal wars that fit Dragaera well, 
>part of its isolation was due to its conquest by the Mongols.   It did 
>have its exploration period, but the sea never was its threat.
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Wasn't the sea I was thinking of, but the repeated attempts at hegemony 
to the south, and their rollback. . . .

Snarkhunter