] "In his new book, "1421: The Year China Discovered
] America" (William Morrow), Gavin Menzies claims that a
] massive Chinese fleet of huge junks and support ships
] made a two-year circumnavigation of the globe, with
] extensive exploration of the Americas, nearly a century
] before Magellan and Columbus. "

CNN.com - Did the Chinese discover America? - Jan. 13, 2003