The South China Morning Post published on 25 December 2025 an article titled "Exhibition Traces China's Long Links with Kenya from Admiral Zheng He to Belt and Road" by Jevans Nyabiage.
During the Ming dynasty, Chinese Admiral Zheng He's fleet visited the East African coast in the 1400s. China often refers to these voyages to reinforce a long relationship with Africa, although it was then interrupted and Chinese naval ships did not return to Africa until 2000.
