Historically, why was China so bad at war? Was China at a geographical

>>72609804
They used to be really good but then peace came after the warring states era and they declined.

>>72609875
>warring states era

Wasn't that a civil war though? How can you be good at fighting a civil war?

>>72609804
Mongols buttfucked everybody in this period.

>>72609804
>why was China so bad at war?
Because this is the typical delusion and insult from ignorant white nationalists. Countries rise and fall, no countries always win. We had enough of Victorires in history, enough to assimilate those nomadics invaders and maintain Han Chinese population and culture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin%27s_campaign_against_the_Xiongnu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han%E2%80%93Xiongnu_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_campaign_against_the_Eastern_Turks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baekgang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Emperor%27s_campaigns_against_the_Mongols
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592%E2%80%9398)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%8E%E5%A4%AA%E7%A5%96%E5%8C%97%E4%BC%90
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%90%E8%BE%BE%E5%8C%97%E4%BC%90

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzungar%E2%80%93Qing_Wars

There are more of course, find out yourselves if you're really interested.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin%27s_campaign_against_the_Yue_tribes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southward_expansion_of_the_Han_dynasty

>>72609804
Chinese people just aren't good fighters. What the Chinese are good at is outnumbering and outbreeding their enemies. They invented the human wave attack which is hilariously effective.

>>72609804
>Create Art of War
>Be called being bad at war
????

>>72610262
The nomads voluntarily assimilated themselves into China after conquering the native Chinese population.

>>72610755
Have you even read it?

>>72610803
Have you? It isn't a beginning text for military strategists even at this age for nothing.

>>72610561
>Chinese people just aren't good fighters. What the Chinese are good at is outnumbering and outbreeding their enemies.

Well, good enough to defeat your beloved Nippon with far fewer numbers and made them start Sinicizing themselves.

>>72610762
Yes, but before that, the nomads were also conguered by Han Chinese many times. It's like a cycle, we conquered them, and they conquered us, then assimilated into us, and repeat.

>>72609919
It wasn't. Even after the fall of the Qin most wanted to bring it back seeing it as the natural state of things but then the Han took over

>>72611254
>most wanted to bring it back
The warring states?

>>72609804
coz Mongolz waz too strong