Development Factors of New China in the Western Perspective
Renato Benintendi CEng FIChemE
“China is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.” (Napoleon) Chinese Lion has not always been sleeping and, what is more, has never been sleeping with both her eyes closed.
“In a number of areas of
industrial techniques China long anticipated Europe” (Landes, Harvard University) Greek Age 10th Century 15th Century 20th Century Roman Empire 18th Century The Chinese Puzzle