The correct answer is <span>the tribute system required non-chinese to acknowledge chinese superiority and their own subordinate place in a chinese-centered world order
Basically, the Chinese people didn't need the rest of the world. They made a decision to say that to every other countries because the other countries needed China while China didn't need other countries. For this reason, Chinese interests always came first in every deal and if Europeans wanted something that was disliked in China they could kiss their wishes goodbye.</span>
A democratic republic is strictly speaking a country that is both a republic and a democracy. it is one where ultimately authority and power is derived from the citizens and the government itself is run through elected officials.
The answer is D I'm like 95% sure that D is the answer sorry if I am wrong though...