The end of Asian expansion
lZhenghe’s
expeditions were called off in 1433.
lResented
by Confucian bureaucracy
lUnacceptable
costs (especially when fighting the Mongols,
and building a new capital city in Beijing)
lRooted
in China’s history of emphasizing internal development, keeping commercial development at bay.
lChina
squanders the opportunity, but internally becomes stronger as a result.