Within this Synopsis of Evidence are details (principally paras. 3, and 10 – 15 of Part III ) of trade between
(1) Pacific N. America and the Philippines and China
(2) N. America and S. America
(3) S. America and New Zealand and Australia
(4) Across the Pacific
(5) China and the Indian Ocean
(6) China and the Islamic world
(7) China and Central Asia (Silk Route)
(8) The Pacific and the Indian Ocean
(9) Australia, New Zealand and China
The decision taken in 1424 to seal China ended her ability to exploit her world-wide trading system and left the way open for Europeans to absorb it.
