Why do you think China, with its huge population, was unable to offer effective resistance to European Imperialism?

The Qing dynasty (that ruled China at the time) was weak and ineffective

Explanation:

The Qing were simply unable to organize and effectively resist the imperial powers because they were already a semi-colonial state, with European powers already having a strong foothold in China.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.