The reason the Chinese kept close control over contact with Europeans was that they worried that European influence would disrupt the peace.
Why did China practice isolation?
When the European exploration began, the Chinese under the Ming were not so keen on opening up China to them.
This was because they feared that the Europeans would influence Chinese people such that the peace and prosperity being experienced would be lost.
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