Chinese colonisation

[mrpopenfresh]

So we all know that the Chinese invented the compass as well as the boat, well at least the real good ones. So why oh why did they not go out and conquer new worlds? Well for one, the emperor decided against it, as well as many other factors. But this brings up an interesting question;

How would the modern day world be if the Chinese and not the Europeens wouldv'e gone out and discovered new worlds, like say, America?

[RedSkunk]

We'd all be speaking Chinese right now.

HAR HAR HAR.

[Gooie]

At 9/13/04 06:08 PM, BlamSkvnk wrote: We'd all be speaking Chinese right now.

HAR HAR HAR.

We wouldn't be alive genious, your brilliance atonishes me

[RedSkunk]

At 9/13/04 06:20 PM, Fryl0ck wrote: We wouldn't be alive genious, your brilliance atonishes me

What? Dude, seriously, just go back to watching Nickelodeon.

[ImmoralLibertarian]

They did. There’s real evidence floating about that the Chinese where most places long before Europeans. Including the Americas. It’s just they didn’t have conquering on their minds.

[Montgomery-Scott]

If a long line of chinese emperors weren't hippie peacenicks, I would be in poland right now.

[BeFell]

Weren't the Native Americans Chineaseish? They had it but they didn't hold onto it very well.

[Montgomery-Scott]

more like russian. Came over on the land bridge from russia to alaska.

[ImmoralLibertarian]

At 9/13/04 07:07 PM, Quanze13 wrote: more like russian. Came over on the land bridge from russia to alaska.

Ahh, but remember, China is a lot closer to the land bridge than most of Russia…

[mrpopenfresh]

At 9/13/04 06:45 PM, grand_retard wrote: They did. There’s real evidence floating about that the Chinese where most places long before Europeans. Including the Americas. It’s just they didn’t have conquering on their minds.

What kind of evidence? Any artifacts? Was there any camps or anything that would suggest some sort of village?

[BeFell]

At 9/13/04 07:10 PM, grand_retard wrote: Ahh, but remember, China is a lot closer to the land bridge than most of Russia…

Indeed they just sucked at cololizing.

[mrpopenfresh]

At 9/13/04 07:07 PM, Quanze13 wrote: more like russian. Came over on the land bridge from russia to alaska.

More like mongolians. Anyways, they all came from the same little crescent in the middle east. The human being trekking from the middle east right up to the single worst place in northern russia is just amazing. Christ, I wouldn't even do it by plane.

[Sparky1687]

I think it would be awesome to see what the world would be like if things had gone differently but theoretical discussions kinda make me sick cause what if it woulda came out better well too bad it didn't hapopen that way.

Kinda suxx huh?

[mrpopenfresh]

At 9/14/04 07:35 PM, Sparky1687 wrote: what if it woulda came out better well too bad it didn't hapopen that way.

Well, we'll never know. I find it really interesting because China is totally different from europe in pretty much every way. If they wouldv'e colonized america, not only would the mos populous race in the world would be the chinese, but they would also be the most spread out.

[Sparky1687]

the land bridge called beringia allowed people who lived in what is now they siberia to go to alaska from asia. the people were fisherman and the inuits of alaska closely resemble what they were like some of their spiritual and fishing related traditions survive through the inuits

[Demosthenez]

China going to America? What the hell you smokin? Where is the evidence for this? Maybe like the polynesians went, but not the goddamn chinese. There has never been any evidence of China ever finding America. Dumbass. Dont spout retartedness like this.

[BlueMax]

Well. The Chinese first target would be Japan and Korea, who are right next door to them. China would also look south to Indo-China, and Indonesia, for colonies.

By the Time the Chinese actually hit the western coast of the Americas, they would have a vast empire of the Pacific Ocean. California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska would become colonies. But the Chinese would be too far to take the Aztecs and Incas down. The Aztecs would be too far away to attack with a large army, so the Chinese would trade with them and the Incas.

If this continued for very long, China's technology may advance to the point of guns and factories, and leave Europe very far behind.

Europe would land in the Americas, and grab definite footholds, but the Aztecs and Incas would be too strong to take down just yet.

Chinese Colonisation would force a world war, and probably a "crusade" in which the forces of Europe, having colonized the Eastern side of America, engage the Pacific Empire of the Chinese. I assume that Europe would band toghther... as they did when muslims attacked.

Ultimately, China would dominate the Americas, and then colonize Europe.

[Demosthenez]

Sounds like a stretch, but good enough. I dont see the Chinese trading with the Incas or Aztecs, though. I mean, hell, Cortez took em over with less than 500 men. It woldnt have taken many of the gazillions of Chinese to take em over.

[Sparky1687]

ya but the aztecs thought that the wierd tal light skinned people wearing shiny metal suits and with long white beards and shiny metal helmets were gods on their big white horses. They invited them in for cocoa and got backstabbed. The chinese probably wouldn't be confused with gods and we are also talking about giving the aztecs enough time to discover steel and boatmaking considering that if china was the colonizing power of the world spain never would have went to SA

[mrpopenfresh]

At 9/14/04 08:07 PM, Tal-con wrote:
The Baringia (or w/e it's called) land bridge was back in Caveman times, Russia wasn't established yet.

Neither was alaska.