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In 1793, George Macartney became Britainâ s first envoy to imperial China, and set off one of the greatest power shifts in history. The impasse that resulted from Macartneyâ s refusal to agree to kowtow to the Emperor Qianlong causes great reverberations even today, and is still a source of tension between Beijing and the West.

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In 1793, George Macartney became Britainâ s first envoy to imperial China, and set off one of the greatest power shifts in history. The impasse that resulted from Macartneyâ s refusal to agree to kowtow to the Emperor Qianlong causes great reverberations even today, and is still a source of tension between Beijing and the West.