Dr. Jorg points out that in the early 17th century the Dutch did not have access to any Chinese trading ports, and had to rely on buying porcelain from Chinese ships sailing to Malacca.
約賀博士指出，十七世紀初，荷蘭在中國沒有通商口岸，只有倚賴中國運往麻六甲的船貨，選購瓷器運回荷蘭。