Ancient china established the silk road in order to trade with civilizations as far away as india, persia, arabia, and europe. the government of modern china has proposed establishing a new system of roads, railroads, and sea lanes to enable trade with southern and western asia, europe, and africa. based on this information, the leaders of both ancient and modern china would most likely agree that a. china should be a major economic power. b. china should be a major military power. c. china should spread its ideas to other cultures. d. china should accept ideas from other cultures.