Why Did The Great Fulfillment Of Modernity?

Nowadays, with the development of the technology, many countries become more and more modern than the past, but there are still some debates on whether the western countries are more modern than eastern countries. However, most of the evidences show that West countries did the great fulfillment of modernity than East. Firstly, there was an industrial revolution in Europe in 18th centuries which means the some Western countries used advanced technology earlier than East. Secondly, the transportation in China was backward than the West countries. First, the industrial revolution in Europe in 18th centuries let Western countries become more developed than East. Here are two evidences: “The English were the first and for many decades the only people in the world to experience the material benefits and social costs of industrialization. By the 1760s, new mechanical devices were transforming the textile industry, and by the early 1800s, machines driven by steam engines were producing not just textiles but also a wide variety of other industrial goods. England's early industrial lead had multiple causes: an abundant labor supply, strong domestic and overseas markets, plentiful capital, a sound banking system, good transportation, rich coal deposits, a stable government, a favorable business
mate, and, finally, a series of remarkable inventions that first transformed the textile industry and subsequently, a host of others.” (Watts, The West in the Age of Industrialization and Imperialism, 1) “During the past 50 years China's industrialization has been retarded by many factors: unstable political conditions, lack of capital, lack of modern transportation, the physical isolation of large areas, limited natural resources, and the weight of tradition which emphasized