Was discovering the existence of China and its sphere of influence

>>2388259
>china developed entirely on its own

>>2388259
Not at all.
The closest Europeans ever got to contacting a completely alien civilization is obviously the discovery of the Americas.

>>2388259
>alien civilization

yes, chinks are subhuman aliens

>>2388334
>Stone Age
>civilization

>>2388259
china and india were in contact for a long time.

I feel like Japan is a better example

>>2388341
Not subhuman, but they may as well have been Klingons to the Romans who first contacted them.

Hijacking the thread slightly, but

>>2388459

Anyone know of any primary sources accounts of what Japanese thought of the European traders, BEFORE the Sakoku edict? I can only find accounts of what Euros thought of the Japanese, presumably because few English translations exist of the reverse. Can anyone help me out?

>>2388259
European new about china since Roman times. Probably earlier.

>>2388562
>Romans weren't European

>>2388369
>India
>europe

>>2388559
If you find any, post it in the thread. I aswell am curious about this