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Fujianese merchants were moving around East and Southeast Asia circulating
products. Nagasaki and Manila were for sure within this circle and the goods were
flowing from Nagasaki to Manila or Fujian and visa versa. Ceramics and other
goods were imported from China by the Fujianese merchants to Nagasaki. Many
Japanese products were shipped from Nagasaki to Manila or Nagasaki to China by
the Fujianese merchants, especially from the late 17th century onwards.
The key to Nagasaki’s being the link to Manila Galleon Trade was the Fujianese
merchants who connected Nagasaki, Manila with Fujian, and that is why we !nd so
many Fujian wares in Nagasaki. If it were not for Fujianese merchants there must be
more quantity and types of Jingdezhen wares comparing to Fujian wares in
Nagasaki. It was most probably that the Fujianese merchants brought Japanese
products to Manila and sold them to the Mexican merchants in Manila and exported
to New Spain which eventually were distributed to the whole Latin American.

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