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The Chinese halted exploration in the 1430s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
(A) the expense of the voyages.
(B) pressure from the scholar-gentry.
(C) disinterest in trade.
(D) the need to reinforce the Great Wall.
(E) fear of additional Mongol invasions.