139. Why China Should Have Industrialised First!: The Song Dynasty and the Industrial Revolution (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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What Was the Difference Between China and Europe?
Song China came so close to industrialising hundreds of years before Britain. After the Song dynasty ended, everything that made Song China great was replaced by traditional and conservative ideas. This story has meaning in our modern world too. Countries around the world have become increasingly anti-immigration, anti-education and anti-science. And the result is definitely not going to be improvements in technology and innovation.
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