At the beginning of the T/th century,Great Britain,Netherlands,Denmark,and Portugal successively established the East India Company to vigorously expand their political and economic benefits in the East.Facing the unfavorable situation of overseas expansion,France also established the East India Company in 1664,intending to amass wealth through trade activities in Madagascar,India and China,compete with other powerful nations,and expand its influence in Asia.The company was a tool for France to develop ocean trade,expand colonies and build maritime power,and had been actively supported by the ...