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StepSideways77 t1_iuxx62k wrote

The Chinese were not saints. They enslaved when they wanted the labor, just like the rest of the planet.

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War_Hymn OP t1_iuy9jpa wrote

Never said they were, but I always thought slavery had an economic element to it that made it more prevalent in some cultures versus others.

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StepSideways77 t1_iv25l2l wrote

It was an interesting question. Rarely bought up. Romans, everybody in the area back then, enslaved entire cities, I've not heard this of the Chinese. It likely happened. My Chinese history is sketchy.

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