Like lots of other important things that happened long ago...
But you’re not pretending are you, that those events of long ago compel the present day Chinese government to treat Hong Kong protesters harshly today?
I honestly can’t remember the last time that any one on this thread commented positively on the influence of Western civilisation. It’s like the sketch “What have the Romans ever done for us” in Monty Python’s Life of Brian!!
But maybe, just maybe, The Industrial Revolution benefitted a few billion people?