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Instead of granting Macartney’s trade requests, the Chinese asserted that their empire was self-sufficient and that they granted the little trade that they did only as a special favour. The emperor and his court considered Macartney’s presents to be “tribute presents, “ and the whole mission was viewed imperially as one of “submission.”Which ruler was responsible for the failure of the Macartney mission described in this text?
A
Kangxi
B
Affonso I
C
Qianlong
D
Tokugawa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -King George III (1738-1820) of England sent Macartney to convince the Chinese emperor to open northern port cities to British traders and to allow British ships to be repaired on Chinese territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Our Celestial Empire possesses all things in prolific abundance and lacks no product within its borders. There was therefore no need to import the manufactures of outside barbarians in exchange for our own produce.” This was the Qianlong Emperor’s response, in part, to British Lord Macartney in September 1793.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macartney’s delegation met with the Qianlong Emperor, who rejected all of the British requests. Although the mission failed to achieve its official objectives, it was later noted for the extensive cultural, political, and geographical observations its participants recorded in China and brought back to Europe.

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