Complex sentence: In the early 17th century, Hirado was a major center of foreign trade and included British, Chinese, and other trading stations along with the Dutch one, maintained and operated by the "VOC" after 1609.
Split into simpler sentences: In the early 17th century, Hirado was a major center of foreign trade. There was a commercial station on Hirado was built, maintained and operated by the "VOC" after 1609.