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n |
But the Chinese
were
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ambivalent about
the value
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of the voyages.
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n |
Few tangible
returns
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resulted from the
costly
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ventures.
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n |
National
resources, it was
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argued, were
better spent in
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defending
Chinese borders.
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n |
The voyages were
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abandoned in the
early
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1430s.
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