In 1411, Zheng erected a stone tablet – translated into Chinese, Persian, and Tamil – near the Sri Lankan coastal town of Galle, with an inscription appealing to the Hindu gods to bless his efforts to build a peaceful world based on trade and commerce. Six hundred years later, Chinese President Xi Jinping is espousing a similar goal – only he is appealing to political leaders throughout Europe and Asia to advance his cause.
1411年，在斯里兰卡海岸附近的加勒（Galle）竖起一块石碑，石碑上用汉字、波斯文和泰米尔文镌刻着祈祷印度诸神保佑他建立基于贸易和商业的和平世界的铭文。六百年后，中国国家主席习近平也在追求类似的目标——只不过他寻求欧洲和亚洲的政治领袖配合他的目标。