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How did hiring foreigners hurt China?

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Kublai Khan appointed relatives, other Mongols, and trusted foreigners to important government positions. ... Hiring scholars hurt China in two ways: (1) people that knew science, math, and engineering were kept out of government (2) Confucian scholars had little respect for merchants - trade/business were not encouraged.
scholars had little respect for merchants hope this helps you