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Originally Posted by LeoXiao
Had the Qing not consolidated power as quickly as it had, the protracted chaos in China may have spurred increased technological advancement. When China does get reunited, it may not be until the 1700s, and thus the Qing (or w/e dynasty) would reacht he peak of their power perhaps at a later date and thus be in a better position to face the Western powers.
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that is only the Qing actually manage to unify China. The longer the Civil War drag on the greater the chance someone (a 2nd Zhu Yuen Zhang) would on the Han side would come out on top and kick the Qing out of Northern China.