The US will do ANYTHING to stop China's economic growth by denigrating any Chinese achievements. The article just looks like another US and compliant Australia's attempt to discredit anything Chinese or any country that disagrees or challenges the US. Even the author of the article had to admit " While Zheng's fleet showed off Chinese might and naval prowess, orthodox Chinese histories depict him as never engaging in gunboat diplomacy, rather developing friendships with foreign leaders. "He did not occupy a single piece of land, establish any fortress, or seize any wealth from other countries," China's then-deputy minister of communications Xu Zu-yuan said in 2004.""
