Zhu Di's desire to send a fleet to the West became a reality, and it developed into a long-lasting large-scale activity, due to several conditions at the time.
First of all, before this, the Chinese had long-term experience in maritime activities, and the history of China's overseas transportation had a considerable understanding of the customs, people, and products of overseas regions. Especially in the second Song and Yuan dynasties, there were significant improvements in navigation technology and shipbuilding, which was undoubtedly very beneficial for long-term sea navigation.
Secondly, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, a series of measures to restore and develop production were implemented, and the state had relatively abundant material and financial resources, which could afford the huge expenses of the long-term activities of the huge fleet, and at the same time, there were also a large number of local products for reward and exchange.
Finally, the Ming Dynasty was a highly centralized country, and the emperor held supreme power, and once a decision was made, he could mobilize forces from all sides ......In terms of the implementation of personal will, other emperors of the Ming Dynasty (except Zhu Yuanzhang) could not compare with him.
It is precisely because of the combination of the above conditions that Zheng He's seven trips to the West have become a fact.
History of China's Overseas Transportation, by Chen Gaohua and Chen Shangsheng, Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 20176 (Representative Essay Repository of Contemporary Chinese Scholars). p152
Text: Modern Logistics News, reporter Ci Hongjun
On the morning of December 12, 2023, Yunnan Vocational College of Transportation held a grand unveiling ceremony for the renaming of the school's secondary college "Shipping College" to "Zhenghe Shipping College". The famous painter Zhong Kaitian presented the school with a 560-meter-long scroll "Zheng He's Voyage to the West", which was carried out in the school library. At the same time, the school held a special report on the development of Yunnan's transportation industry.
On September 28 this year, the Party Committee of Yunnan Transportation College decided to change the name of the Shipping College to "Zhenghe Shipping College" in order to improve the scientific and standardized level of the construction and management of the school's internal institutions, and further optimize and improve the internal institutions of the school, and held the unveiling ceremony of Zhenghe Shipping College on December 12.
Yunnan Transportation Institute, which specializes in "land, sea, air, rail, and intelligent transportation", is the only university in Yunnan Province with a shipping college. In 2012, with the approval of the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport, Yunnan Transportation Institute officially established the Shipping College.
In addition, on December 11, China Logistics and Yunnan Communications Investment signed an investment framework agreement in Kunming, and Li Hongfeng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Logistics, and Chi Zhonghua, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Yunnan Logistics, attended the signing ceremony and conducted in-depth exchanges on accelerating the follow-up work.
Li Hongfeng said that China Logistics shoulders the mission of "serving modern circulation and ensuring the national economy and people's livelihood", pays great attention to the development of Yunnan's logistics industry, and actively participates in the construction of an international land-sea channel facing the Indian Ocean. The two sides are strategically aligned, have similar missions and complementary resources, and hope to take this signing as an opportunity to continue to deepen the cooperation between the two sides in the field of modern logistics, work together to build a modern integrated logistics system of "channel + hub + network", and jointly serve the overall development of the country.
Chi Zhonghua hopes that the two sides will actively build an open and shared cooperation platform, implement the strategic cooperation agreement signed by Yunnan Province and China Logistics, give full play to their respective advantages, achieve win-win development, and actively integrate into and serve the construction of the "Belt and Road".
In addition, on December 13, the eighth session of the sixth session of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing was held in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, Cui Zhongfu, vice president and secretary general of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, attended and made a report on behalf of the Council on the work of the eighth session of the sixth session of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, and Cai Jin, vice president of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, attended and presided over the meeting.
The report pointed out that in 2023, the highlights of the work of the China Federation of Things are mainly manifested in: first, taking theme education as the main line, continuing to strengthen the leadership of party building;The second is to give full play to the role of think tanks and continue to serve decision-making in depthThe third is to steadily promote the high-quality development of the industry and continue to enhance its influenceFourth, we will continue to strengthen member services and continuously improve service quality.
The report emphasizes that the basic ideas of the next stage of work of the China Federation of Things: first, strengthen the Xi of theory and policy, and cultivate the concept of high-quality development;The second is to adhere to innovation and promote the rapid development of the industryThe third is to actively serve the national strategy and continue to improve its international influenceFourth, strengthen its own capacity building and continuously improve its service level.
In addition, according to the report of Modern Liubao, from December 13th to 14th, the 2023 (21st) China Logistics Entrepreneurs Annual Conference hosted by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing was held in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. He Liming, President of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, Guo Dajin, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province, and Zhu Jiawei, Secretary of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Party Committee, attended and delivered opening speeches.
He Liming pointed out in his speech that China's logistics industry is entering a "moderate" growth stage, which will affect the restoration of enterprise confidence to a certain extent. With the development of various policies and the recovery of the market, China's logistics industry is still relatively resilient, and it is expected that the total amount of social logistics will remain at 4 throughout the year5 5% growth level.
He Liming emphasized that looking forward to 2024 and the coming period, China's logistics industry is in a period of exchanging speed for space, which puts forward higher requirements for the confidence and determination of entrepreneurs and the strategic decision of logistics enterprises. China has proposed a new development pattern of dual circulation, which has opened up space for the high-quality development of modern logistics. With the upgrading of industry and consumption, the construction of a unified market requires modern logistics to smooth the domestic circulation.
The Chinese logistics entrepreneurs who participated in the meeting issued a joint declaration on the "Belt and Road" Logistics Cohesion" and held the 2023 "Treasure Logistics Award" award ceremony. Ma Zengrong, assistant to the president of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, presided over the dialogue session on the theme of "seeking high-quality development".
Ci's Story (WeChat*** believes that Yunnan Province is located in the southwest border of China, and has irreplaceable advantages in communicating the economic and trade exchanges between the mainland and South Asia and Southeast Asia.
On December 14, the 5th Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao Postal Summit was held in Macao, focusing on the overall situation and prospects of postal development, postal business innovation and development practices, and challenges and opportunities for cross-border business cooperation. Zhao Chongjiu, Director General of the State Post Bureau, Liu Aili, Chairman of China Post Group, and Tai Shurao, Postmaster General of Hong Kong, attended the meeting and delivered speeches, Secretary for Transport and Public Works of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Lo Lap Man, and Director of Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau, Lau Wai Meng, attended the meeting and delivered welcome speeches.
Zhao Chongjiu hopes that the postal services of the three places will look to the future and deepen cooperation to promote development together. It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement Xi important exposition of the general secretary on the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, give full play to the respective advantages and characteristics of the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao postal services, provide new momentum for the integrated development of the postal services of the three places, strive to create a new situation of postal cooperation among the three places, and make new contributions to the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation in an all-round way with Chinese-style modernization.
Liu Aili said in his speech that since the 4th Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao Postal Summit, China Post Group has continued to give full play to its advantages, enhance its capabilities, promote the development of mail and delivery business in the Greater Bay Area, increase financial supply, and actively serve the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Dai Shurao said that in the future, she will continue to strengthen postal cooperation among the three places, develop cross-border delivery products, optimize postal routes between the three places, simplify the customs clearance process, improve the timeliness of cross-border logistics, expand and jointly build the special line business of "Belt and Road" countries and other overseas markets, strengthen cooperation in the issuance of special stamps, and actively participate in the mutually beneficial cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao under the leadership of the country and the framework of "one country, two systems", deeply integrate into the overall development of the country, and inject momentum into the high-quality development of postal services in the Greater Bay Area.
Mr Lau said that he hoped that the Mainland-Hong Kong-Macao Postal Summit would continue to play an active role in forming a lasting mechanism to provide a valuable platform for regular exchanges and close ties between the postal services of the three places, and to seek more space for development and cooperation.
At the closing ceremony, Zhao Chongjiu announced that the meeting reached six consensuses, and the participants signed the outcome document of the meeting.