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hey, all. i'm batting around a number of ideas for the parts of my ASB ATL that i've been neglecting thought on. one of these is if the voyages of Zheng He were a bit more extensive and influential, ultimately resulting not only in trade goods from Africa reaching China, but also some changes to eastern African culture based on Chinese culture of the time. specifically, i'm thinking of Chinese-like technology (adapted based on what African cultures in the region have at the time) and religion influencing or being adapted to countries and cultures as far inland as OTL Ethiopia.
two main questions for this, the latter probably requiring more discussion than the former:
Is anything along these lines plausible?
If it is plausible, what's the most likely things to be shared between East Africa and China?