Isolationism is basically limiting the contacts with other people. It's like surrounding yourself in a bubble and avoiding contacts with other people by staying inside your house. It affected China for a mix of reasons It helped because: The Chinese were able to focus on developing and improving the infrastructure of the dynasty, basically patch up holes in the rule. In that case, isolationism ... More @Wikipedia
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