Question

Which communities traded extensively with South East asia and China?Write a brief report.

Answer 1

In November 2004, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN includes Brunei,Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) agreed to gradually remove tariffs and create the world's largest free trade area by 2010.

Answer 2

There was extensive trade with the ports of the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and China. Indian spices and cloth were exported, and gold, ivory, spices, tin, Chinese blue pottery, and silver were imported.