Zheng’s expeditions involved the use of military force in present-day Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India to install friendly rulers and control strategic chokepoints across the Indian Ocean. He intervened in the dynastic politics of Sri Lanka and Indonesia, abducting and executing local rulers.
事实上，这些恐慌有其深刻的历史根源。郑和在下西洋的过程中在今天的印尼、马来西亚、私利兰克和印度使用暴力扶持友好统治者、控制印度洋沿岸战略要塞。他干预斯里兰卡和印尼的王朝政治，诱捕并处死地方统治者。他甚至抢夺象征斯里兰卡政治主权的佛陀牙齿舍利。