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[quote=PINETREE ,20797]Apparently the emergence & quick rise in favour of Zheng He or Ma He in the Imperial Court did give rise to your favourite word "green with envy". So soon after the death of Zheng He's supporter, Emperor Yong Le, his court enemies took the opportunity to discredit him and some of his travel notes were burnt or destroyed.As a result, official record pointed to Zheng He having reached the eastern coast of Africa only. But recently a ex British naval officer + some Chinese experts are claiming that indeed Zheng He reached at least the present day USA - ie USA was discovered by the Chinese. The indigenous Indians were there to welcome him of cos.When Christopher Columbus left sail for the New Land, he already had a map of the Atlantic and that there was a huge piece of land shaping like a lotus root(North/S. America) from some sources. It was beleive that these sources came from Zheng He's earlier travels.[/quote]
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