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		carabiner 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Highest bridge unveiled at more than 2,000ft above... China is like a modern Roman empire. Masters of civil engineering.

thom 4 months ago [–]

Yup, similar number of slaves too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_Roman_Empire

https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studie...

pyth0 4 months ago | [–]

That website has the US at 3.3 slaves per thousand people compared to China's 4.0.

carabiner 4 months ago | | [–]

You're catching on.

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