Already in the middle of the industrial revolution, East Asian trade had ceased to be a luxury and had become vital for the economic growth of all the major European powers.
Kakade phakathi nenguquko yezimboni, ukuhwebelana kwaseMpumalanga Asia kwase kuphelile ukuba ngubukhazikhazi futhi kwase kubalulekile ekukhuleni komnotho kwayo yonke imibuso emikhulu yaseYurophu.