Watanabe, Tamao; Ogawa, Kazuo - In: Chinese Economy 7 (1973) 1, pp. 3-39
The history of China's foreign trade dates back to the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.). The first trade relationship with modern European countries began during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). In the fifteenth century, a mighty merchant fleet commanded by Cheng Hao made seven voyages (1405-1433),...
