Bjørn Stærk — The so-called Chinese ‘tributary system’, under...

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The so-called Chinese ‘tributary system’, under which neighbouring Asian states were required to deliver regular gifts to the emperor, is often cited as a manifestation of China’s cultural superiority complex. Yet these states received lavish gifts in return for this tribute. Some China scholars now regard the tribute system as a cover for an expansion of foreign trade, or possibly a face-saving way for emperors to buy protection from aggressive northern raiders. In the words of the historian Joanna Waley-Cohen, ‘for tributary states the entire process primarily represented a peaceful way to acquire essential Chinese goods without having to steal them in border raids’.
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