As the demand for tea increased, however, and the industrial revolution led them to seek more markets for their manufactured goods, the british began to try to expand their trade opportunities in china and establish western-style diplomatic relations with the chinese. this brought them immediately into conflict with the chinese government, which . . . would only allow diplomatic relations within the traditional tribute system that had evolved out of centuries of chinese cultural leadership in asia. in exchange for trading privileges in the capital and recognition of their ruler, neighboring states would send so-called tribute missions to china. these envoys brought gifts for the emperor and performed a series of bows called the "kow-tow." what would foreigners receive in exchange for kowtowing and paying tribute to the emperor? select all that apply. the right to trade in the capital recognition of their ruler the right to receive tribute in return western-style diplomatic relations cultural leadership in asia