Credible Quote by Russell Freedman

“Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng led seven huge armadas from China to the far reaches of the Indian Ocean. The largest of these comprised…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“for centuries much of the world's international trade was carried in ships that sailed past West Africa on their way between Europe and Asia…

— Thomas Sowell

“China has the world’s largest navy.”

— Steven Magee

“Long before Christopher Columbus, the celebrated Chinese navigator Zheng He travelled through the south and westward maritime routes in the Indian Ocean and established…

— Patrick Mendis

“James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara, Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century: The Turn to Mahan (New York: Routledge, 2008); Toshi Yoshihara and…

— Robert D. Kaplan

There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the…

— George Ayittey

As it seeks to rule the seas once again, China desires tangible symbols of its past as a naval power. Finding a sunken Chinese…

— Robert C. O'Brien

“The South China Sea functions as the throat of the Western Pacific and Indian oceans—the mass of connective economic tissue where global sea routes…

— Robert D. Kaplan

“Chinese naval activity, for instance, was aborted after Zheng He’s last voyage, probably as a result of”

— Felipe Fernández-Armesto

“China has the world’s largest navy, much larger than the USA.”

— Steven Magee

The United States and China have both beefed up their naval presence in Southeast Asia, leading to fears of a military confrontation. This is…

— Judy Woodruff

It's easier for China to assert its maritime power by creating artificial islands in the South China Sea than by defying the U.S. Pacific…

— David Ignatius