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Old 06-14-2006, 09:05 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sparten
China influenced the world greatly. But after the battle of Talas in 751 AD, the Chinese never again seriously (the Mongols are not Chinese despite the CCP attempts) threatened to expand beyond its borders.

And many Chinese influences came through intermedietries to the West, Silk came via the Parthians, paper and Gunpowder via the Arabs.
Of course, I never denied that.
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