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Kim Stanley Robinson's Years of Rice and Salt removes Europe from world history by having the Black Death kill about 99% rather than 50-60% [1] of the continent's population. What if the reverse occurs, where Europe is still devastated by the Black Death at OTL levels but China and neighbouring countries in East Asia suffer far more, with death rates at around 80% (I don't think 99% is very plausible)? What would the effects of a far more feeble China from the late 14th Century onwards be?

[1] 1/3 of Europe's population is the most common number in history books but more recent research suggests death rates were higher.
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