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Throughout its history, Fujian on the south-east coast of China has stood out from Imperial China in many respects, the clandestine maritime trade and piracy activities in particular. The people of south Fujian — better known as Hokkiens — had to rely on the sea for subsist- ence, which in turn not only fostered an extraordinary seafaring spirit among the Hokkiens, but also promoted the formation of an institu- tionalised Hokkien maritime trade network and a number of sojourning communities overseas.
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Chin, J.K. (2014). A Hokkien Maritime Empire in the East and South China Seas, 1620–83. In: Amirell, S.E., Müller, L. (eds) Persistent Piracy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137352866_5
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