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[quote=Anonymous]In 1434, the Chinese emperor issued the Edict of Haijin, which closed off China from the rest of the world. Before that Chinese ships sailed much of the known world to advertise their cultural superiority, ssek tribute, and basically proclaim themselves the center of the world. They had taken some steps in retreat before this because of piracy, hoping that without their ships as targets, pirates would fade away. They also didn't like Japan and decided not to let Japan import Chinese products. A large number of voyages in the first part of the century, parading Chinese engineering, artistic, and scientific prowess were also considered "waste, fraud, and abuse" by some Chinese officials, so they shut down everything except for some frontier trading posts. Which meant that 350 years later, when the British showed up, they were a weak and stagnant country. [/quote]
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