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Ching Shih

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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The Chinese Government Crackdown on the Pirate Confederacy Supply Chain

A government crackdown on the pirate confederacy supply chain netted 500 arrests of people on land and caused hardly a dent in operations. The way we might think of a pirate, you know, like Jack Sparrow or somebody, they saw it as basically freelance war. They were vital to the economy of many places. I just want to show you how big this network is.

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