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Answer: D) China will resist trade; the Chinese consider people from other nations to be inferior.
Explanation: In the excerpt we can see that China will resist trade, it says that Emperor Qian refused to provide a small island for the English merchants to reside, also he claims that England is not the only country that wished to establish trade with them. The other idea, that the Chinese consider people from other nations to be inferior, is very clear when the Emperor calls England "a barbarian land".
The right answer is "D. China will resist trade; the Chinese consider people from other nations to be inferior."
Qianlong not only refused King George III's request for the establishment of commerce, but also showed contempt for the numerous gifts given by Lord Macartney in an attempt to seduce him with the creations of the rising British industry.
Qianlong also pointed out that the Europeans absolutely needed the silk, china and tea produced by China and that the permission to export them was a sign of the Chinese Empire's benevolence. The letter also revealed the conviction that China held a superior position in relation to all other nations in the world: