Why Is Unification So Integral And Important In The History Of China

4. On the Unique Political, Historical and Economic History of China
a. Why is unification so integral and important in the development in the earliest dynasty in China? The land of the Chinese was so vast even before that states are far from being friendly with each other due to many differences in many states in language and in culture. China was not unified until the Qin dynasty, which was a short period but managed to unify the different states. Unity was so integral in early dynasties because China is a big area making decentralized governments among the states causing wars. Chinese dynasties are continuously threatened by outside powers especially of the Turks and this needed attention. Aside from the fact the wars happen between the
The unification brought the military power of the Qin dynasty to a much higher level. This means that the power of the previously warring states are all combined when China was unified giving it a much mightier and stronger army than the Qin dynasty had before. Also, the unification meant the expansion of the resources the dynasty could utilize. Instead of only having the resources from its own state, Qin can have trades with other states without ever worrying about war or anything. Unification also meant allies. The previously rival states are then allies after conquering them and killing of their people. But the unification was not that perfect. It also had problems. The unification of China brought the power to one ruler, which meant that if that ruler dies, the successor would be from his line. This would mean that even if the next in line is not capable of handling the who dominion of the Qin dynasty, he is still the leader of the next generation. Another problem regarding the unification would be the control of the area. Having been unified, there is still a problem with the capabilities of the ruler to control all his people especially those far from him. Another this also about the area is that the threat of being attacked by people outside China is much
This differences among places and people in our country makes it hard for the unification of the Philippines as one nation, and not a country divided into regions and islands. This division however, in my opinion, could still be united in the far future, when the military and rebels finally come into an agreement regarding the unending peace process in Mindanao. Also, a possible unification may happen if our government was free of illicit acts. However, the second reason is far from happening especially in government, so I guess, unification is also far from happening. A major change, not in our constitution but in the system of our government is needed for such thing to happen. Say for example, the new leaders would look for a means to get the corrupt officials out of the government or the government would actually care about those who needs them instead of their own properties which just gets bigger and bigger every year. But due to the fact that every one of us has an innate wanting of a better life for ourselves, especially when you have the power to get what you want when you’re in a higher position, the government is far from being “for the people” but “for themselves”. This I believe is the biggest factor in why our country, has the littlest chance of being united. In