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If you are talking about the opium wars that happened in china you are right. Because the English were having a balance of trade problem as a result of their love of tea (they were paying the Chinese for it with their gold) they started to pay for the tea with opium instead. Before long the Chinese woke up to the effect that opium was having on their society and made the opium trade illegal. the English other European country's and Americans then attacked the Chinese in order to maintain the status quo and force the Chinese to take payment in opium. this sounds like the boxer rebellion.
Britian stopped selling opium to the chinese
The Chinese wanted opium!
- Britain traded Indian opium for Chinese tea - Chinese people became addicted to opium - China made it illegal ad asked British to stop trade - Britain said no - China loses opium war - Because Britain has modernized weapons
Chinese Opium Den was created in 1894.
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
No. Drugs of any kind are illegal and may result in long jail sentences.
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
They addicted the Chinese to opium, so the British can make a lot of money by selling opium to the Chinese
Britain gaind the right to trade with china
OPIUM
berin won and took over hong kong