Why were Confucian scholars concerned about foreign influences in Ming China?

Confucian scholars valued China’s established traditions, social order, and government, and they worried that ideas from abroad could weaken them. So the correct choice is B: they believed foreign ideas would undermine Chinese culture and government. The other choices do not describe this concern; respect for elders and kindness were themselves important Confucian values.

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