Early in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), an expansion of seaborne trade took place with the construction of an immense treasure fleet—reported to consist of 317 ships when it was assembled in ...

Ancient silk paintings dating to China’s Ming dynasty have yielded new clues about ... transported into West Asia and Europe via maritime trade routes. “This scenario raises the possibility ...

These developments highlight China's growing global influence and its increasingly central role in shaping a coordinated international response to Trump's trade war. Not since the Ming dynasty has ...

Trade and commerce grew ... even the early Manchus knew a bit about how the Ming empire worked. Historians have different views about how the Qing dynasty ruled. On the one hand, some view ...