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China's official trade policies in the 1500's reflectedisolation. Profit-minded merchants smuggled cargoes of silk, porcelain, and other goods out of the country and into the eager hands of European merchants. ... Usually, Europeans paid for these purchases with silver.
During the period 1500-1800 Asian commodities flooded into the West. As well as spices and tea, they included silks, cottons, porcelains and other luxury goods. Since few European products could be successfully sold in bulk in Asian markets, these imports were paid for with silver.
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