In the late 18th century the king of england sent representatives to china in hopes of opening it to increased trade. what did qing emperor qianlong's response to this request illustrate about the qing dynasty's opinion of european goods?

a. it demonstrated the qing dynasty's commitment to searching for useful technology abroad
b. it highlighted the lack of respect the qing dynasty had for non-chinese products
c. it showed rgar the qing dynasty was eager to learn abour european weaponry
d. it revealed that the qing dynasty could not afford to conduct trade outside its borders