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Ming China refused to take European trade goods, so the country did not change at all.
Ming China refused to take European trade goods, so the country did not change at all.
Limiting Western access to Ming China kept the country free of foreign influence for a time, but not forever.
Limiting Western access to Ming China kept the country free of foreign influence for a time, but not forever.
European nations successfully fought battles for and took Chinese land for their own.
European nations successfully fought battles for and took Chinese land for their own.
Many foreigners began to enter China and change its culture.
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The statement that best interprets the impact of global trade on Ming China is:
Limiting Western access to Ming China kept the country free of foreign influence for a time, but not forever.
This response acknowledges that while Ming China tried to limit foreign influence through restrictions on trade and access, these efforts were ultimately not sustainable in the long run, and foreign influence did eventually grow.
