[s1300045]

First of all, I am of Chinese descent. I grew up in Taiwan. That does not make me an expert on the subject, of course. I could be wrong.

1. Movable typing in China was inventing around 1040 A.D. [1], about 400 years prior to Guttemberg. It uses ceramic materials.

2. Confucianism, much like Christianity in the West and Islam in the Middle East, is not uncontested. And Confucius is not he greatest philosopher of all time.

I think this article is quite interesting. It's a very good summary of the West's understanding of "China", and it's a very good example of Chinese government rewriting history to suit its needs. I wouldn't buy much into it.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movable_type

[jebblue]

Christianity started in the Middle East, it's not just a western thing.

[s1300045]

I think it's interesting that technically Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all worship the same god. Yet they hate each other so much.

[newaccountfool]

Your making a sweeping statement there, they don't all hate each other only a select few feel the need to discriminate against other religions.

[harimau]

The past thousand years of history in Europe and constant internecine warfare beg to differ.