In 1633, Zheng Zhilong, one of the Ming dynasty's leading admirals, commanded a large pirate fleet. His ships were microcosms of globalism, manned by sailors from Africa to Japan. And in this newly interconnected world, he found himself up against a great foreign power: the Dutch.

Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/10/20/chinas-great-pirate-zheng-zhilong-takes-on-the-dutch/

Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.

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[SupChina] China's great pirate, Zheng Zhilong, takes on the Dutch