Answer: The first civilizations formed on the banks of rivers. The most notable examples are the Ancient Egyptians, who were based on the Nile, the Mesopotamians in the Fertile Crescent on the Tigris/Euphrates rivers, the Ancient Chinese on the Yellow River, and the Ancient India on the Indus.
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China had the most developed economic system and was culturally the most developed country. Its religion was also widely accepted and all surrounding countries looked up to China because of these cultural and religious achievements. For example, most of the area adopted their writing to their own language because they didn't have their own system of writing.
Yes, I do agree with the delegates rule of secrecy. Delegates handled many classified cases that could harm the country if they were exposed. In the debates, multiple important topics were discussed. These topics were not exposed to the general public yet, so they could’ve been at risk to being shown to countries like Great Britain.