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Will China Take Over the World?

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-25 23:28 ID:jXjWBTm2

As far as I can tell, the Chinese are never assimilated by other cultures, but the other way around.

Consider: 

The Mongols killed as many Chinese as possible, and took over their empire.  About 50 years later, the conquerors are speaking Chinese, writing Chinese, and can barely ride a horse anymore.
 
The Manchu, a completely distinct people with unrelated languages, dress, religion come and conquered China again.  Today, even the Chinese can't tell between Manchurians and Han Chinese. 

Every civilization around China, even without direct contact has been heavily influenced.

Now, as more Chinese head overseas into foreign communities, forming tight, isolate packs amongst themselves, could it be possible that they will exert a large cultural influence over us?  They are within us, spreading their beliefs and way of thought, I'd even bet a good part of 4chan is Chinese-American.

Will one day, the world around us, the Internet, the signs on the streets be half in Chinese?  Will we adopt Chinese customs and ways?  Or will we RESIST?

Discuss.

Name: Anonymous 2007-07-26 13:27 ID:w+brjPQ8

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Two mice, one white and one black, little by little started to gnaw away the vine. The man saw a luscious strawberry near him. Grasping the vine with one hand, he plucked the strawberry with the other. How sweet it tasted!

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