Trade between the countries was without a doubt the one key pivotal development in East Asia during 1500-1800. Weather a country stopped trade, limited trade, or expanded their trade it effected all of East Asia. Zheng He and the Chinese empire ruled the India Ocean trade, for many years. Before these voyages the Chinese had lost most relations with brother and sister countries. The successful trade within the India Ocean opened opportunities for the Chinese to win back the hearts and minds of the adjacent countries. Theses voyages proved China’s dominance and set the stage for generations to come. Then you have the Japanese who traded amongst all the East Asia countries until Ningbo Incident in which the Japanese limited trade to the island
