Because "the Chinese had gone a good deal further than Europeans in the use of writing as a vehicle of civilization and -government,... They had extensive statistics of government and finance at a time when Europe had practically none. 1/2
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They used written orders and regulations when Europe was still dependent on government by word of mouth." (2nd paragraph after the table). 2/2 https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/em-42-our-chinese-ally-(1944)/the-oldest-living-civilization …
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