Why were the Europeans able to surpass the Chinese In maritime exploration even through China had better technology and resources

Because the discoveries were some of the oldest human remains.

Answer: tokugawa ieyasu (徳川家康, january 31, 1543 – june 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the tokugawa shogunate of japan, which effectively ruled japan from the battle of sekigahara in 1600 until the meiji restoration in 1868.