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Qing China.
dominated but never quite subjugated the Chinese. China did manage
to escape the utter ignominy of India, which was completely con-
quered and incorporated into the British empire.
The main grievances the British had with the Chinese concerned
commerce and diplomacy. Much to the dismay of anxious British
merchants and investors, the Chinese trade restrictions were myriad.
Since the mid-eighteenth century, trade had been restricted to the single
port city of Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China, where trade could
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