[syriacus]

Zheng He, a eunuch who never travelled with fewer than 300 ships, the biggest carrying 1000 people, is long known to have visited Asia, India, Gulf countries, and Somalia, from where he took back giraffes and lions.

Looks like there is an advantage in having home base in a country with a very large population.

BTW, I've heard there aren't enough marriageable women in China. Are the Chinese young men sending for mail order brides now? Or are the Chinese leaders planning to launch some ships to travel the world and take home young females?

[SauronOfMordor]

Or are the Chinese leaders planning to launch some ships to travel the world and take home young females?

Invade Pakistan, kill all the Muslim men, take the women (who, I'm sure, would prefer to toss the burkhas in the trash)

[Marysecretary]

Well, the Chinese keep murdering the girl babies to their own detrement. Don't they know that Chinese boys need Chinese girls for brides? Not very smart, are they?