The Paradox of the Ming Dynasty - the Rresult of the Abandonment of Sea Power
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijbde.v2i6.2082Keywords:
Ming Dynasty, Maritime Civilization, Industrial Revolution, Aukus, TaiwanAbstract
In this article, we tried to clarify the relationship between scientific and technical progress and maritime civilization. In this regard, a parallel is drawn between the destruction of the "Golden Fleet" created by Zhu Di, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China, the process of degradation of the Chinese state, and Britain’s rise thanks to the formation of a maritime civilization.
In our opinion, the genesis of modern digital technologies should be sought precisely in the peculiarities of maritime civilization, which creates an appropriate normative base not only for the introduction of scientific and technical discoveries and public progress but also for successfully using them to achieve geopolitical dominance.Key words: South Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, integration.