Why did european nations have to trade silver in exchange for Chinese goods for centuries

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Stas BZ · Answer 1 · 2020-08-19T09:19:00+0000

China was in high demand for silver and that's all they really wanted, they used it to make their curreny. (Extra Info: But they eventually had so much silver that there was inflation and this is one of the causes of China's collaspe.)

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