Short doco about the Ming Dynasty's achievments, relevant to Mattis' comments earlier today...
The Ming Dynasty appears to be their model, albeit in a more muscular manner, demanding that other nations become tribute states kowtowing to Beijing”
– US Secratary of Defense Mattis [link]
The past is always more complicated than politicians want it to be,”
– Michael Szonyi, Chinese history professor at Harvard
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