21 agos 1793 año - British try (and fail) to set up a trading deal

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Lord George Macartney of Britain came to China to discuss expanding trade. The Chinese were dissatisfied with his goods, and his refusal to kowtow the emperor got him sent away. However, China's isolation would come back to haunt them.

Photo: Lord Macartney meets the Qianlong emperor for the first time.

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