# Imperial Chinese tributary system

> network of trade and foreign relations between Imperial China and its tributaries, which helped to shape much of East Asian affairs

**Wikidata**: [Q6006438](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6006438)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributary_system_of_China)  
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