Why didn't china keep the secret of powder to themselves

Chinese rulers have a hard enough time conquering China.

They simply don't have the time or the inclination to care about the world in anything other than a superficial way.

what a retarded question you stupid motherfucker.

>>2564127
Give them a break, they kept the secret to silk production for a very long time

They thought it was worthless and by the time they figured out how to make guns with it everyone knew how to make it.

Also, China did 'conquer' lands in India, Indonesia and even Africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_voyages

That emperor died and they decided to cut themselves off from the world and grow fat and rich. China back then didn't want for anything, so they just became more isolated and inward thinking.

The Chinese don't care about world domination.

>>2564220
>it's worms

>>2564127
Because they didn't see much use in it - more of a toy. It's kinda like how the fucking ancient Greeks had the ability to invent steam-engines but just memed it as "lmao it's a toy".

Eitherway, the emperor was always struggling to keep China together, no way he could conquer a region like asia let alone the world.

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>>2564137
>>2564234
Conquering is a clear indication of a superior race. Chinks are too weak of a race to even grasp the notion of conquering, they never conquered japan, india or russia.

>>2564358
I lol'd

>>2564220
Not to mention porcelain

>>2564127
Matt and his grubby buddy would cucked them out of some anyway.