Where was trade flourishing before it took hold of the South China Sea?

Earliest attested trading contacts existed between Southeast Asia and the Chinese Shang dynasty (around 1600 BCE to around 1046 BCE), when cowry shells served as currency.

Explanation:

1.a)britain

2.b)spain

3.c)french

4.d)portugal

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