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Although ancient Chinese science and technology far surpassed that of the West until the fifteenth century, in modern times it has fallen further and further behind. A layer of ice one meter thick does not freeze in a single day and the reasons China lost its competitive advantage are undoubtedly very profound, but the key periods were the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Qing dynasty, in particular, the difference between China and the West became ever greater, and China fell behind. The problems and contradictions were then exposed relatively clearly, so we can conveniently discuss and summarize some regular patterns.
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Yalan, C. (1996). The Effect of the Autocratic Monarchy of the Qing Dynasty on Science and Technology. In: Dainian, F., Cohen, R.S. (eds) Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 179. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8717-4_26
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