What roles did the Chinese play in the development of the Dutch empires in Asia?

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A. Chinese role in development
1. outpouring of colonists from China
2. colonial outposts, including the Spanish colony of Manila, the nominal
authority, the garrisons, and the guns were European
3. Chinese settled the towns in large numbers and exploited the economy
on a grand scale
4. Chinese did not have a metropolitan government of their own
committed to overseas imperialism
5. migrants used Western empire builders to protect and promote their
own activities
6. Batavia
a. sovereign proprietors were the directors of the Dutch East India
company
b. entrepreneurs who created its economy and attracted settlers to
it in its great days were two principal Chinese collaborators
c. in Chinese eyes, the Dutch role was subordinate
d. Chinese character of colony became even more marked after 1684
1. Chinese government relaxed controls on emigration
2. thousands of Chinese residents enriched China by
sending money home
e. Chinese shipping in Batavia's harbor normally outnumbered
that of any other country by at least two and a half to one
7. Chinese colony in the Philippines kept growing
8. participated as colonists because their home governments, in attempts
to control trade, restricted commercial opportunities