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Use the passage below to answer the following question:"The road you travel from Tana (Western Russia) to Cathay (China) is perfectly safe, whether by day or night, according to what merchants say who have used it... Cathay is a province which contained a multitude of cities and town. Among others there is one in particular, that is to say the capital city, to which is great resort of merchants, and in which there is a vast amount of trade; and this city is called Cambalec. And the said city hath a circuit of one hundred miles, and is full of people and houses of dwellers in the said city."- Francesco Balducci Pegolotti, Italian Merchant, The Merchant's Handbook, c. 1471.Which statement about China and trade is best supported by this passage?
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