During Zheng He's voyages, some of the treasure fleets visited the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. However, after the Yongle Emperor died his successor prevented further voyages, and only one more expedition wasdone after his death. Suppose this does not happen and Chinese interest in East Africa is maintained. Could exposure to Chinese culture (and possibly gunpowder) lead to stronger East African states able to resist colonization? And what might the knock-on effects of a more outward-looking china be?