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Answer:The Europeans paid the Chinese in gold or silver because there wasn't anything else that the Europeans had that the Chinese wanted. The Europeans could not give the Chinese their wool or linen because the Chinese had silk.

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Canton system, trading pattern that developed between Chinese and foreign merchants, especially British, in the South China trading city of Guangzhou (Canton) from the 17th to the 19th century. The major characteristics of the system developed between 1760 and 1842, when all foreign trade coming into China was confined to Canton and the foreign traders entering the city were subject to a series of regulations by the Chinese government.