Answer:
(i)
In the late 18th century, the English East India Company was buying tea and
silk from China for sale in England.
(ii) But England at that time produced nothing that could be easily sold
in China.
(iii) The Confucian rulers of China, the Manchus were
suspicious of all foreign merchants.
(iv) They feared that the merchants would interfere in the
local politics and disrupt their authority.
So, the Manchus rulers were not willing to allow the entry
of foreign goods into China.
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