Interestingly, with the trade balance vastly in China's favor, European manufacturers, fuelled by protectionist sentiment, decided to fight back against the competition of exports from the East.
有趣的是，當時由於對中國「貿易逆差」太大，歐洲的工藝師傅們決定以保護主義對抗東方國家進口貨的競爭。