which literally translates to "Japanese pirates" or "dwarf pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China, Japan, and Korea, and were one of the key primary concerns, although the maritime ban was not without some control.

In the winter of 1757, the Qianlong Emperor declared that--effective the next year--Guangzhou was to be the only Chinese port permitted to foreign traders, beginning the Canton System.

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