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The Canton System: Restricting European trade, understanding the Qing policy that limited foreign trade to the port of Canton (Guangzhou), controlling interactions with Western merchants before the Opium Wars.
The Canton System: A Hilarious (and Historically Significant) Trade Tango (A Lecture on How China Kept the West at Arm's Length, Mostly) ( 🕰️ Time Period: 1757 - 1842 )…
