Talk:Decline of Globalism (Argumentative)/@comment-28816571-20190629105737

Goods from the Qing (and Late Ming) had notable demand in Western Europe, and with China's reluctance to accept any significant number of European goods, led to an outflow of silver from Europe to such an extent that the British began to use Opium as an export for the sake of good trade balance, to the detriment of China.(edited)

The Qing were noteworthy as being the dynasty to, beyond merely unifying the Chinese world, establishing the Middle Kingdom as a hegemon in Eastern Asia, at the very least, before European encroachment.(edited)

Chinese military prowess would bear a significant hit from the destruction of most drydocks and naval bases, but its air-force would still mostly be intact. Its logistical, and power projecting, capability would be most significantly damaged, as naval transport has greater capacity, especially in the long-term, than air transport.