Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: In the early Middle Ages, Canton had a significant Muslim population as a result of its trade with the Middle East. Choices: 1. Canton's trade with the Middle East caused it to have a significant Muslim population. 2. Canton never traded with the Middle East and consequently never had much of a Muslim population. 3. Canton exported silk to the Middle East during the Middle Ages.

3