As a former sailor under Zheng He, I believe it is my duty to write of his great life. Zheng He was a great man that was called by the Emperor to man a fleet of over 300 ships. Our main duties on the voyage were to meet and make friends with other cultures and to establish trade routes in other areas of the world. We visited amazing places such as Africa, India, and Arabia. But sadly a few years ago Zheng He died while in India. The new Emperor at the time called off the expeditions. It was surprising and depressing. We all returned home. The Government started to focus more on China itself than other parts of the world, which isn't a bad thing, but I believe that there's more out there that we didn't find. I think that this decision to call off the expeditions is a bad one and that it might just have a negative outcome on China. But whatever happens, I know that Zheng He will forever be remembered as a great explorer and man.
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