郑和下西洋与中国东南亚的友好交往

明初中国政府为了发展与东南亚国家的友好关系,奉行了一系列和平外交政策,包括派遣郑和七下西洋,遍历东南亚各国。郑和作为一位和平外交使者;在下西洋期间,不仅为满剌加立国,制止了强国对弱国的欺凌,而且在旧港剿灭海寇,保证了航道的畅通,同时在苏门答腊为国王平定了叛乱,维持了当地的和平秩序。郑和及其随从的和平外交活动在东南亚民众中影响很大,至今仍到处流传着有关他们的传说。这些事实说明,郑和作为一位和平使者,的确为发展中国与东南亚的友好交往立下了功勋。

Zheng He''s Expeditions and the Friendly Intercourse between China and Southeast Asia

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, in order to develop friendly relationship with Southeast Asian countries, the Chinese government followed a series of peaceful foreign policies, which included Zheng He's expeditions covering all over Southeast Asia. As a pacific envoy, Zheng He, during his expeditions, not only founded the state of Malacca, and therefore put an end to the bullying of a strong country (Thailand) towards a weak one (Malacca), but also wiped out the pirates from Palembang, thus ensuring a smooth channel. Meanwhile, he put down a rebellion in favor of the king to maintain the order in Sumatra. Zheng He and his retinue's peaceful diplomatic activities have had a great influence on the Southeast Asian countries. So far, the legends on them are still spread throughout those countries. These facts show that Zheng He, being a pacific envoy, did make contributions to the development of the friendly intercourse between China and Southeast Asia.