KUALA LUMPUR: The Straits of Malacca have been a gateway for China for centuries in its quest for power.
A story blended from Malaysian history and folklore says an emperor sent a princess called Hang Li Po to marry the Sultan of Melaka in the Ming Dynasty, offering a ship filled with gold needles.
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