Which consequence arises when Byzantium withholds silk exports during diplomacy?

💡 Explanation

Rival states developed self relying domestic production with limited importing; the threat acted like pre-emptive protectionism. Therefore, Italian city-states became the new power because strategic leverage fails, rather than encouraging true dependence.

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