Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between Asian civilizations and the world commercial network of the 16th and 17th centuries is NOT accurate?A) China was able, thanks to the existence of its coastal navy, to prevent the establishment of European ports.B) China depended on extensive government regulation to keep European activities in check.C) Most of the silver mined and exported by the Spanish ended up in China in order for the Spanish to purchase Chinese manufactured goods.D) Asian civilizations had ample political strength and economic sophistication to avoid dependent status.E) East Asia constituted the civilization that remained most fully and consciously external to the world economy.

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