The Chinese were opposed to the European influence and did not want the Chinese people to get influenced by the foreign culture.
The piracy of the Chinese vessels was increased rapidly due to which Chinese authority decided to reduce the trade for some time in order to end the piracy.
The Chinese rulers wanted to protect their people from the connections of the foreign countries so that they cannot be influenced by them.
For avoiding the involvement of their country, Chinese to keep close control over contact with Europeans.
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