Asia Was Almost Useless as a Market for Europe's Manufactures

Asia was almost useless as a market for Europe's manufactures because:

A) the Asian consumer was generally wealthier than the European and therefore preferred higher-quality goods.
B) Asians had no desire for European manufactured products.
C) Europeans were interested in few Asian products and therefore Asians had little to exchange for western goods.
D) transportation to Asia was too expensive.