Question

Why didn’t imperial China and Japan engage in long distance voyages of exploration like European nations in the 15th and 16th Centuries?

Answer 1

it was easier for Europeans to cross the Atlantic than for Chinese to cross the Pacific. Secondly, Europeans were motivated by the desire to access China's legendary wealth whereas Chinese had no such incentive for exploration. However, both these reasons are debatable.

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