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Source/Further reading:

Historical Context:
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelin...
https://www.chinahighlights.com/trave...
https://www.scribd.com/book/187370144
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tay...

Chinese pirates in general:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23881412...
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
https://www.academia.edu/6369722/Pira...
https://thegsaljournal.com/2019/12/10...

Life of Cheng Shih:
Maughan, Philip (1812). “An Account of the Ladrones Who Infested the Coast of China”. Further Statement of the Ladrones on the Coast of China.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles...
https://books.google.com/books/about/...
https://daily.jstor.org/chengisaof...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41298765
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.p...
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https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5...