Introduction
China has a rich history which is highly complex and interesting. Warlords, who basically created China by conquests, have ruled over it for a long time. The country has been marred with war and some reigns of peace have characterized the country. All this led to the development of the current Chinese power. China has had times when it had a close relationship with its neighbors in terms of trade and periods that it locked itself up from external influence and became a closed civilization. China was economically superior to the west before the 19th century. However many historians who are more conservative ...
