Gavin Menzies' book 1434 describes his disputed belief that China discovered the Americas before Columbus did. Can someone elaborate on the reason why his view is panned?

by gomi-panda

I watched a documentary about his theory, which was provocative, and included scientists saying how unlikely his theory was. But it didn't go into much detail that I can recall. Would someone be willing to take the time to elaborate?

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