Chinese Sailors Ahead of Magellen and Columbus

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  1. goofyfish Analog By Birth, Digital By Design Valued Senior Member

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    The Chinese certainly had the ability to do it. Whether they actually did it is another matter.

    The exploration fleet was reportedly laid up, then destroyed, and further exploratory voyages banned by Imperial decree. A faction at the Imperial court gained ascendancy that opposed foreign involvement other than the traditional tributary relationships with immediate neighbors.

    Peace.
     
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