So what PODs will have the Malay Peninsula and Borneo culturally linked to China? Bonus if they adopted the hanzi and develop their own indigenous writing system from it.
So what PODs will have the Malay Peninsula and Borneo culturally linked to China? Bonus if they adopted the hanzi and develop their own indigenous writing system from it.
Very early. At least 2000 years early and will face stiff competition from Indian influences. Basically Southeast Asia was solidly in the Indosphere, while East Asia was more Sinosphere. Even then, Mon Khmer languages stayed dominant. Basically, India was closer geographically and more influential.
Very early. At least 2000 years early and will face stiff competition from Indian influences. Basically Southeast Asia was solidly in the Indosphere, while East Asia was more Sinosphere. Even then, Mon Khmer languages stayed dominant. Basically, India was closer geographically and more influential.