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“The Jiaqing emperor asked the governor Sun Yuting: ’Is Britain wealthy and powerful?’Sun Yuting responded, ‘Britain is larger than other European countries and is, therefore, powerful. But its power comes from its wealth, which is derived from China. This country is allowed to trade at the port of Canton. It exchanges its goods for our tea. It then resells the tea to Europe and to its colonies in the West, thus becoming wealthy and powerful. Yet, tea is as important to the West as rhubarb is to Russia. If we put an embargo on tea exports, Britain will fall into poverty and its people into sickness. How powerful, then, could Britain possibly be compared to China?’”Sun Yuting, governor of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, autobiographical account of his conversation with the Jiaqing emperor of the Qing dynasty, early nineteenth centuryQuestionWhich of the following best characterizes the economic situation of most Asian states such as China at the end of the nineteenth century?ResponsesThey had become dependent on imports of natural resources from Western states.They had become dependent on imports of natural resources from Western states.Although their agricultural exports declined, their share of global manufacturing increased.Although their agricultural exports declined, their share of global manufacturing increased.They became dependent on the maritime commerce of their joint-stock companies.They became dependent on the maritime commerce of their joint-stock companies.Although their overall wealth declined, they continued to produce finished goods.

“The Jiaqing emperor asked the governor Sun Yuting: ’Is Britain wealthy and powerful?’Sun Yuting responded, ‘Britain is larger than other European countries and is, therefore, powerful. But its power comes from its wealth, which is derived from China. This country is allowed to trade at the port of Canton. It exchanges its goods for our tea. It then resells the tea to Europe and to its colonies in the West, thus becoming wealthy and powerful. Yet, tea is as important to the West as rhubarb is to Russia. If we put an embargo on tea exports, Britain will fall into poverty and its people into sickness. How powerful, then, could Britain possibly be compared to China?’”Sun Yuting, governor of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, autobiographical account of his conversation with the Jiaqing emperor of the Qing dynasty, early nineteenth centuryQuestionSun Yuting’s analysis of the potential effect of a trade embargo on Great Britain could best be characterized asResponsesinaccurate, because Sun Yuting failed to account for the fact that Great Britain’s economy had largely industrializedinaccurate, because Sun Yuting failed to account for the fact that Great Britain’s economy had largely industrializedinaccurate, because Sun Yuting failed to recognize how new methods of agriculture had greatly increased the quality of food available to Great Britain’s urban poorinaccurate, because Sun Yuting failed to recognize how new methods of agriculture had greatly increased the quality of food available to Great Britain’s urban pooraccurate, because Sun Yuting recognized how much the possession of colonies burdened Great Britain’s economyaccurate, because Sun Yuting recognized how much the possession of colonies burdened Great Britain’s economyaccurate, because Sun Yuting understood that revolutionary wars had bankrupted Great Britain

“The Jiaqing emperor asked the governor Sun Yuting: ’Is Britain wealthy and powerful?’Sun Yuting responded, ‘Britain is larger than other European countries and is, therefore, powerful. But its power comes from its wealth, which is derived from China. This country is allowed to trade at the port of Canton. It exchanges its goods for our tea. It then resells the tea to Europe and to its colonies in the West, thus becoming wealthy and powerful. Yet, tea is as important to the West as rhubarb is to Russia. If we put an embargo on tea exports, Britain will fall into poverty and its people into sickness. How powerful, then, could Britain possibly be compared to China?’”Sun Yuting, governor of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, autobiographical account of his conversation with the Jiaqing emperor of the Qing dynasty, early nineteenth centuryQuestionSun Yuting’s analysis of the factors that contributed to the relative economic strength of China and Great Britain best illustrates which of the following continuities from the period 1450–1750 ?ResponsesThe expansion of empires led to the collapse of existing trade networks.The expansion of empires led to the collapse of existing trade networks.The transfer of European navigational technology expanded global trade significantly.The transfer of European navigational technology expanded global trade significantly.The global circulation of goods was fueled by European merchants’ access to Asian markets.The global circulation of goods was fueled by European merchants’ access to Asian markets.The establishment of state monopolies in certain industries led to higher prices for luxury items.

“The Jiaqing emperor asked the governor Sun Yuting: ’Is Britain wealthy and powerful?’Sun Yuting responded, ‘Britain is larger than other European countries and is, therefore, powerful. But its power comes from its wealth, which is derived from China. This country is allowed to trade at the port of Canton. It exchanges its goods for our tea. It then resells the tea to Europe and to its colonies in the West, thus becoming wealthy and powerful. Yet, tea is as important to the West as rhubarb is to Russia. If we put an embargo on tea exports, Britain will fall into poverty and its people into sickness. How powerful, then, could Britain possibly be compared to China?’”Sun Yuting, governor of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, autobiographical account of his conversation with the Jiaqing emperor of the Qing dynasty, early nineteenth centuryQuestionThe emperor’s question to Sun Yuting was most likely intended to assess which of the following?ResponsesThe degree to which religious conflicts in Europe had weakened Great Britain militarilyThe degree to which religious conflicts in Europe had weakened Great Britain militarilyThe relative risks of continuing to pursue a trade policy that forced foreign states to acknowledge China’s political superiorityThe relative risks of continuing to pursue a trade policy that forced foreign states to acknowledge China’s political superiorityThe possibility for the establishment of Chinese colonies in Asia and the AmericasThe possibility for the establishment of Chinese colonies in Asia and the AmericasThe potential advantages of making an alliance with Great Britain to prevent further Japanese expansion in East Asia