Under the Qing dynasty's self-strengthening policy (reforms), China rejected all Western influences and turned its attention inward. rejected all Western influences and turned its attention inward. adopted Western technology but kept its Confucian values. adopted Western technology but kept its Confucian values. modernized its institutions and abandoned its Confucian values. modernized its institutions and abandoned its Confucian values. legalized the opium trade and opened new ports to Western trade.