CWhat steps did Chinese emperors take to reduce foreign influence in China? Check all that apply. They had no interest in European manufactured goods. They did not allow Europeans or Japanese to immigrate. They controlled the number of foreign visitors. They pursued a policy of isolationism. They limited trade to one port.

A. had no interest in European manufactured goods D. they followed a policy of isolationism E. they limited trade to one port.

Explanation:

Isolationism:

Chinese emperors pursued a policy of "isolationism," or sealing off the empire to reduce foreign influences that they thought were negative.

• They had no interest in European manufactured goods.

• The limited trade to just one port along the coast.

• While European countries, in the midst of the scientific and industrial revolutions, grew powerful in military and economic might, China stagnated or declined.

China was divided into areas of foreign economic control which were known as

spheres of influence.

Many Chinese were not happy about the increasing Western influence so they

rose up in the Boxer Rebellion.

Chinese emperors took the following steps to reduce foreign influence in China:

They had no interest in European manufactured goods

They pursued a policy of isolationism

They limited trade to one port

Explanation:

From Economics perspective,growing the national economy sometimes require an import-substitution approach as was the case of the emperors discouraging foreign goods in favor of the locally produced ones.

Chinese emperors also pursued the policy of non-interference in other nations' politics so as to avoid war-like issues,hence were able to concentrate on developing the national economy.

Lastly, the entry point into the country was limited to one port such that the movement of people and cargo can be thoroughly monitored such that issues  emanating from trade can be tackled when they arise in a timely fashion.

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