There has recently been an upsurge of interest among Taiwanese publishers regarding the subject of the Ming-dynasty admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho), but it hasn't actually generated any newspaper headlines. That distinction goes to New York Times senior reporter Nicholas D. Kristof, who traveled to Kenya early this year to interview descendants of soldiers who sailed there under Zheng He in the 15th century.
東西文明對於征服海洋所帶來的領土擴張契機，有什麼基本的歧異嗎？台灣出版界最近掀起了一股「鄭和」熱，首先觸發新聞點的，卻是紐約時報資深記者紀思道今年初前往非洲肯亞訪查鄭和部下後裔的一篇深度報導。