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Which two ideas about colonialism are most clearly expressed in this excerpt?

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1. China will resist trade

2. The Chinese consider people from other nations to be inferior.

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Answer:

1. China will resist trade

2. The Chinese consider people from other nations to be inferior.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Based on the Letter to George III, 1793, by Emperor Qian Long, China would resist trade as expressed in the phrases "cannot possibly be entertained" and "have been forbidden to encroach an inch beyond the limits assigned to that locality."

2. Emperor Qian Long calls the merchants of Europe "barbarian" which is a derogatory word that would imply that they are not civilized and if "other nations were to imitate your evil example" then all of them are considered inferior to China.

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