Which of the following is NOT a counterpoint to the argument that China was poised to be move into the industrial age?

a. There was a healthy respect for the merchant class in Chinese society.
b. Manufacturing and trade remained under control of the State.
c. Success was seen as accomplishing a career in the government bureaucracy.
d. Heavier taxes were levied on manufacture than agriculture.
e. The commercial middle class had little influence at court.


a

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