While I indeed doubt that the Romans knew of WuWei, they and Imperial China were aware of each other.
The Han Dynasty even tried to establish a direct embassy and sent an expedition that goto around modern day Jordan-Syria-Turkey before giving up and going home.
Yep! Funny enough, the only recorded Roman emissaries who made it to Han China claimed to be representatives of either Antoninus Pius, or his adoptive son (the dual issues of uncreative Roman naming conventions and translation issues makes it unclear).
While I indeed doubt that the Romans knew of WuWei, they and Imperial China were aware of each other.
The Han Dynasty even tried to establish a direct embassy and sent an expedition that goto around modern day Jordan-Syria-Turkey before giving up and going home.
Yep! Funny enough, the only recorded Roman emissaries who made it to Han China claimed to be representatives of either Antoninus Pius, or his adoptive son (the dual issues of uncreative Roman naming conventions and translation issues makes it unclear).