I think you meant to ask: What country began trading opium with china? The answer to that is: England. They trade opium with china in return for tea.
The cast of Trading Opium for Hemlock - 2006 includes: Lucas Gregory
The Chinese government called on Britain to stop trading drugs when they outlawed opium. Britain would not cooperate, nor would it stop trading drugs. This led to the Opium War of 1839.
seeds, peppers, and dates.not opium.
China declared a ban on opium trading and ordered Britain to stop
Yes; but the amount is so small it is not of any consequence.
The conflicting positions were Britain refused to stop trading opium and to sop making the chinese smoke it.
mainly cotton, silk, salt, saltpeter, and opium.
The affect that opium had on people was mainly the First opium war 1839-1842. That war was between the British East India Company and Qing Dyunasty of China forcing China to allow free trade in opium. The era was known as the "end of Chinese isolation bringing them into modern Chinese history ending the monopoly of trading in opium. The rest is all history with the Chinese bringing opium to Sanfrancisco and addicting many Americans. hat
The Asians wanted to stop trading with the Europeans basically because the Europeans had nothing they wanted or needed. The Opium war was what forced China to open up trades Britain.
THey grew tea, not opium. They grew tea to trade with England.
If you meant during the Colonial Era (1500 - late 1700s), the Chinese was trading silk, jade, porcelain, and even tea (which were to the British for silver - eventually lead to the Opium War).