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Qianlong Emperor Quotes

d. 1799 China

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Tremblingly obey and show no negligence!

Many people have fled from our China (wo Zhongguo) to your place

China deals with foreigners from afar only by treating them without discrimination

China trades with your country

By patronizing the Yellow Church we maintain peace among the Mongols. This being an important task we cannot but protect this (religion). (In doing so) we do not show any bias, nor do we wish to adulate the Tibetan priests as (was done during the) Yuan dynasty.

Foreigners appreciate only military power. . . . Thus, they submit to us wholeheartedly and do not dare to despise China once we display our hunting techniques to them

A forged quote by anti-Qing Han nationalists posted on internet forums. This cannot be found in any Qing document by Qianlong.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Qianlong Emperor (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.