The people in China today called themselves as the Children of Han because of such accomplishments the Han dynasty was able to influence and change the world. One of this is the silk road that which is the first major encounter and trade between the west and the east and also this is the time pax sinica the time of peace and stability the Empire enjoy and become the dominant power in the East. Another is the improvement in technology like in agriculture and metallurgy that improves the state of living of the society. Lastly is its contribution in Mathematics like the first one to use the negative numbers and its large expansion of its domain that spread until Mongolia to Korea.
France and England have a history of fighting each other. this question depends on the time period, if your talking 18th century and back, i doubt the answer is true.
