date: 2025-03-03 previous note: [[1006.2 Chinese Commercial Space Power]] related note(s): - tags: #chinese-history # Reason for Aggressive Chinese Expansion In 1525, the Ming Dynasty burnt all of their treasure ships and Chinese Strategists believe that is the reason for European and Japanese domination during the 19th and 20th century. Those wounds of Japanese colonization and and the Boxer rebellion still haven't healed in the psyche of the Chinese. --- ## References 1. [[Spacepower Ascendant]]