What went wrong? Things were going so well during the warlord era and subsequent Nanjing Decade.
>>18243766Was China actually doing well during the warlord era? How?
>>18243771Constant warfare is the natural state of China so they thrived. By natural state I dont mean incessant civil wars, I mean fragmentation and mutual competition. Insane upwards mobility. A bandit can become a leader of provinces through merit.