@ scott
It’s not that surprising considering the history.
For centuries, China had technological superiority but a stagnant, bureaucratic government led to their downfall.
In addition, during this period of turmoil, Western nations started to colonize most of Asia, using unequal and racist policies to stamp out innovation for fear the “natives” would rebel.
So it’s no wonder that currently most of the modern inventions are from the West since they East didn’t even get a chance to participate.
But nowadays, you see a lot of inventions and ideas from the more developed Asian nations in areas such as green technology, semi-conductors, GM foods, and even business processes (e.g. JIT).
It’s not that surprising considering the history.
For centuries, China had technological superiority but a stagnant, bureaucratic government led to their downfall.
In addition, during this period of turmoil, Western nations started to colonize most of Asia, using unequal and racist policies to stamp out innovation for fear the “natives” would rebel.
So it’s no wonder that currently most of the modern inventions are from the West since they East didn’t even get a chance to participate.
But nowadays, you see a lot of inventions and ideas from the more developed Asian nations in areas such as green technology, semi-conductors, GM foods, and even business processes (e.g. JIT).
