Is national independence a good thing?
Before the Second World War, most of the land in the world belonged to Britain.
- Before the Second World War, most of the land in the world belonged to Britain.
- After the war, almost all colonies became independent, and the indigenous populations were not exterminated; the power was returned to the indigenous people.
- This marked a turning point.
- Prior to the return of colonial powers in British colonies, these regions had a more advanced economy than China, which was still on the periphery of global civilization at that time.
- However, once the colonial powers returned to the hands of the indigenous people (the original pre-colonial powers), all of them began to decline without exception. Some immediately fell into chaos, while others were able to push forward due to inertia, but eventually declined rapidly.