Why did the Ming court suspend the voyages of Zheng He?
A) The Chinese had suffered great epidemics from their contacts in the Indian Ocean.
B) Zheng He's fleet was sunk by Portuguese naval might.
C) The government opposed increased contact with people considered as barbarians.
D) The unpredictable weather of the Indian Ocean made these voyages too unsafe.
E) Zheng He used the fleet to lead a revolution against the Ming emperor.
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