Zheng He Quotes

“Long before Christopher Columbus, the celebrated Chinese navigator Zheng He travelled through the south and westward maritime routes in the Indian Ocean and established relations with more than thirty countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.”
― Patrick Mendis, Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order

“When Vasco da Gama breached the Indian Ocean, the playing field had just been vacated by the one force capable of repelling him.”
― William J. Bernstein, A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World