China rejected western ideas due to which of the following? select all correct responses. a)they desired limited contact with foreigners.b)they were afraid of change. c)they rejected western technology. d)they thought that there was nothing of value in western culture. e)they rejected western ideas.

A)They desired limited contact with foreigners.

C)They rejected Western technology.

E)They rejected Western ideas.

Throughout much of its history, China was unwilling to exchange ideas with the West. Although this has changed in recent years, it has taken a long time for China to adopt a different policy. In the past, China desired very limited contact with foreigners. They also had very little interest in Western technoogy and Western ideas. For the most part, China believed its practices to be virtuous and efficient, and had not desire to adopt new ones.