Complex sentence: The economic boom, precipitated by trade between the East Indies and China via the port of Batavia, increased Chinese immigration to Java; the number of ethnic Chinese in Batavia grew rapidly, reaching a total of 10,000 by 1740.
Split into simpler sentences: The economic boom, precipitated by trade between the East Indies and China via the port of Batavia, increased Chinese immigration to Java. The number of ethnic Chinese in Batavia grew rapidly, reaching a total of 10,000 by 1740.