[logic]

Sorry, with a country that old I should have specified. "In modern times" the Chinese have not been known for inventiveness. It is more the Asian culture to "fit in" and "conform" that does not promote inventiveness as the western culture does.

[The Pheonix]

Plse don't forget History, ie that China war totally feudal and only began to modernize in 1911, but even then this modernization process were disruped again and again and again, first by Japan attacking in 1938, (WW2 1938-1945), the Civil war between the Communist and the Nationalist 1945-1949, the Great-leap foward Madness of Mao, the Cultural revolution 1965-1978. And overall , China did not invent anything much from 1922-1978, is because they were too busy with either fighting or politicing. also they DID NOT spend any money resorces on R & D. R & D cost money

But plse observe that once they began the Reform nd Open-Door policy in 1978, they began to modernizes pretty fast---too fast for comfort