I don't want to imply that Chinese doesn't have a tense system, it does, it's just not a requirement.

我不是说中文完全没有时态，他有，但并非绝对必要。

This resulted in a tense trading system but without direct confrontation, which may explain its popularity over time.

这导致了一个紧张的交易系统，但没有直接对抗，这也许可以解释它随着时间的推移而受欢迎的原因。