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Two issues here: 1) This looks like a comment, not a proper answer to the question. 2) The question itself says "The time period I'm interested in is pre-modern China. In other words, ancient times to 1912." So perhaps the reason is than any such mention would have been off-topic.

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2020-05-14 14:27:35 +00:00
Commented May 14, 2020 at 14:27

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