During the Ming dynasty, under Emperor Yongle, sent a fleet of Chinese trading ships under admiral Zhenghe through the Strait of Malacca and out into the Indian Ocean. Zhenghe’s voyages were the result of Emperor Yongle’s curiosity and desire for personal greatness. Yongle was intrigued by the giraffes so he placed them in the imperial zoo and Yongle was seeking to ascertain the truth of rumors that his predecessor, Emperor Jianwen had escaped to Southeast Asia to live in exile. After the death of Emperor Yongle, the Chinese ended the expeditions and developed a policy of isolation, but the Eur

Japan wasn’t immune to European influence. They were interested in all of the European goods and they even began to mimic the building of European castles. The European influence benefited the Japanese by introducing new weapons to unify the islands but European influence also interfered with Japan’s local politics.

opeans were drawn to China. During the period of early modern Western expansion, Europe brought new goods and missionaries to proselytize the Chinese. European inventions such as the clock, the prism, astronomical and musical instruments, and glasses impressed the Chinese officials, although Western ideas never won acceptance at court. Before the arrival of the English and the Dutch, the inflow of vast amounts of foreign silver led to an increase in inflation, but the arrival of the Europeans disrupted the silver trade. This strained the Chinese economy and caused the value of silver to rise relative to the value of copper. In 1514, the Portuguese arrived in China and the Portuguese ships became involved in the regional trade network, carrying silk to Japan in return for Japanese silver. This led the Spanish to use the Philippines as an anchor in the galleon trade between China and silver in the Americas. Later on during the decline of the Qing dynasty, Russia and English put increased pressure for trade. Russia seeking for skins and furs penetrated through the region between Siberian Russia and Manchuria. The Tsar of Russia negotiated with China and settled boundary disputes and regular trade between both countries.

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