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The role that Japan played in China's economic isolationist policies during the reign of the Ming dynasty was the following.
Japanese pirates decided to act and found a way to smuggle products and goods into Chinese territory, and they also took Chinese products out of the country to sell the goods abroad.
The Ming dynasty had ordered to close its frontiers to ant foreigner. Its natural and geographic barriers such as the Himalayas, the Gobi Desert, and the Yellow River helped the Chinese to isolate themselves from the world. There were precious goods that had a lot of value in foreign markets and were very demanded. So when the Emperor forbid trade, the Japanese pirates saw an opportunity to smuggle goods as a way of life.