Why Didn't the Chinese Colonize America?

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Check out https://ground.news/sidequest to stay informed on breaking news as it’s happening around the world, compare coverage, and know where your news is coming from. ------------------------------------------------------------------- For the vast majority of history, the Chinese civilization was vastly wealthier and more populous than Europe - yet somehow, it was the Europeans that got away with colonizing the Americas, right under the nose of the Chinese. So, why didn't the Chinese Empire colonize the Americas? ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sidequest_channel Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know! ------------------------------------------------------------------- A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity: Michael Casolary, dancingvulture, Nick Wen, Adrien Maillet, FauxFowks, Ethan McCosby, semchapeu, Alex Newman, Titus Proctor, Clark Teeple, Joseph Bouqdib, Stoeoef, Roy Orbach, Dominic Tarro, D Meredith, Troy Humpherston, Mark Mills, Xian, Petru Cotarcea, Quan Van, Tony Drake, Leo Bond, SerialConvert, Ryfael, Ivrenis, Gary M Trentman, Ryan Smock, Jamesie112, Santos, l'Empereur de Disco, Klaus, Oliver McKowen, Jonathan Horn, Kirk Lance, William DeLoach, Esbjörn Rundberg, Philip G., Alex, Jackie, Efertone, JT96, Timothy Gaensler-Debs, Matthew Moody, Alex Schwyn, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Lukas Schmidt, Dr D, Q 1, C. Briant Stringham, Randy Butler, Jonathan Ahrens, Jordan Camilletti ------------------------------------------------------------------- Further Reading: “Admiral Zheng He and Southeast Asia” by Leo Suryadinata - https://books.google.com/books?id=DtaBBgAAQBAJ "The Making of the Chinese State: Ethnicity and Expansion on the Ming Borderlands" by Leo K. Shin - https://books.google.com/books?id=DOb-4JU18UAC