Why Is The Unification Of China Important

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The unification of China was integral and important, since, during 500 BC there has been an outbreak of wars and chaos between China’s states. Each of the states wants power over the other, thus, making them an easy target for invasion. Without the unification of China, it is possible that China would not have been progressive and still under the nomadic tribes. Progress would be slow and unattainable, and China would not be the country with the highest economy in the present.

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