Up through the 1700s what best describes China's economic and cultural relationship with Western powers in Europe? *
A.) Economically the Chinese enjoyed a trade imbalance where Western powers bought Chinese goods with silver, but China didn't purchase Western goods, however, China was open to Western culture.
B.) Westerners (Europeans mostly) shared a balance of trade with China and an open door cultural sharing policy as well.
C.) Economically the Chinese enjoyed a trade imbalance where Western powers bought Chinese goods with silver, but China didn't purchase Western goods, and greatly limited exposure to Western culture as well.
D.) China had a poor trade agreement with Europe and had Western culture forced upon them.