Zheng He's voyages to the West and the opening of new sea routes are great achievements in the history of world navigation. They have similarities, but there are also obvious differences. First, in terms of time, Zheng He's voyages to the West were half a century earlier than those of Da Gama, Magellan and Columbus in Europe. In terms of scale and voyage, foreign countries can't compare with China. This shows that the people of China have enough ability and courage to conquer the ocean. Secondly, from the purpose, Zheng He's voyages to the West were mainly for political purposes, publicizing national prestige, taking tribute trade as the content and peaceful and friendly exchanges as the main form. Western Europe invaded overseas colonies and invaded primitive accumulation of capital mainly for economic purposes. Thirdly, from the impact and consequences, Zheng He's voyages to the West enhanced the friendship between China and the people of Asian and African countries, and promoted economic and cultural exchanges. Reward-type trade violated the economic laws and caused a huge economic burden to the Ming government. The opening of the new air route caused the price revolution and commercial revolution, became an important source of primitive accumulation of capital, and promoted the growth of capitalism in Europe and the arrival of the capitalist era. At the same time, its scale and influence are increasing day by day, which laid the foundation for later large-scale colonial expansion.
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