Question

Why were the Manchus not willing to allow entry of foreign goods in China?

• A. They did not need foreign goods
• B. They had no money to buy foreign goods
• C. They feared that the merchants would middle in local polity and disrupt their authority
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C They feared that the merchants would middle in local polity and disrupt their authority

The Confucian rulers of China, the Manchus were suspicious of all foreign merchants. They feared that the merchants would interfere in the local politics and disrupt their authority. So, the Manchus rulers were not willing to allow the entry of foreign goods into China.