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by carabiner 254 days ago
China is like a modern Roman empire. Masters of civil engineering.
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thom 254 days ago
Yup, similar number of slaves too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_Roman_Empire

https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studie...

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pyth0 253 days ago
That website has the US at 3.3 slaves per thousand people compared to China's 4.0.
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carabiner 253 days ago
You're catching on.
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