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  • The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was Chinas golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by todays standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in "barbarians" from the steppe.

    "The accidental hyperpower: an interview with Amy Chua". Interview with Fritz Lanham, www.chron.com. December 2, 2007.