Why was robert owen a skeptic of laissez-faire

According to the qianlong emperor, why was china not interested in importing anything else?

The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?

The british commonwealth is: a. the national treasury. b. the british social services system. c. an alliance of former british colonies. d. a shared land for grazing sheep in britain.