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i have often seen it claimed that a major reason for Chinese stagnation in technological growth is because it was dominated by one dynasty who could order new technologies stamped out.
Could a possible solution to this be an influx of a new religion such as Islam or maybe an internal split with Buddhism, that could divide the country and therefore lead to more innovation
I don't know much on the subject apologies if this is stupid but I haven't Seen any threads on this subject.