In a city not commonly associated with angst , or indeed existentialism , two veteran game developers have delivered speeches in which they berated the industry for its immaturity and homogeneity .
Both believe that international relations will continue to be based on the twin postulates of internal homogeneity and external independence , a model invented by the treaty of westphalia of 1648 .
Jacques contends , not unreasonably , that china 's continental size , huge population , racial homogeneity and confidence in the centrality of its own civilisation make for a country capable of redefining what it is to be modern .