If the world had been dominated by Asian powers post 1500...

If instead of Europe and European descended nations being the dominant international players over the last 500 years it had been Asian powers like China most obviously and/or Japan do you think as a whole the world would be as advanced as we currently are right now? less so? more so?
 
It is very different get Chinese world domination with 1500 POD. The country was extremely isolated and it hasn't any reason going exploring and conquer world. And from East Asia isn't anyway easy travel to North America.

But if this happen, I don't see any reason why world couldn't be technologically at least so advanced as OTL. But in many other issues it is hard to say.
 
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