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what first drew european countries to southeast asia
Central among the various plannings was to establish direct and permanent trade of the highly priced spices, that were native to Southeast Asia, included pepper, cloves, nutmeg, mace and cinnamon.
when was the first colonization of southeast asia by europe
The first phase of European colonization of Southeast Asia took place throughout the 16th and 17th centuries after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and later French marine spice traders.

Question: what happened with the first colonization
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