books.google.com - From the founding of the Ming dynasly in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China has engaged in only two large-scale conflicts with its principal neighbors, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. These four territorial and centralized states have otherwise fostered peaceful and long-lasting relationships...http://books.google.com/books/about/East_Asia_Before_the_West.html?id=ydVymF_OrWEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareEast Asia Before the West
