the British demand for tea.
The opium trade was extremely profitable for the British, and thus they wished to end the ban of opium in order to resume the opium trade and make profits.
British merchants carrying no opium would buy tea in Canton on credit, and would balance their debts by selling opium at auction.
The Sassoons were huge players in the opium trade in China. A Jewish family from Iraq, they went on to make millions through the British East Indian Company.
Opium
The British insisted on growing opium in India primarily for economic reasons. They sought to generate revenue to offset trade imbalances with China, where opium was in high demand. Additionally, the British East India Company monopolized the opium trade, using it to finance colonial ventures and maintain control over the region. This exploitation had devastating social and health impacts on Indian society.
The opium trade was extremely profitable for the British, and thus they wished to end the ban of opium in order to resume the opium trade and make profits.
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
The legalization of the opium trade in China was largely a result of the First Opium War (1839-1842) between China and Britain. The war was sparked by China's attempts to enforce its ban on opium imports, leading to military conflict. The Treaty of Nanking, signed in 1842, ended the war and included provisions that favored British trade interests, effectively legalizing the opium trade in China. This marked a significant shift in Chinese policy and contributed to widespread social and economic issues related to opium consumption.
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
The trade policies of Britain.
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The trade policies of Britain.
The trade policies of Britain.
The trade policies of Britain.
The trade policies of Britain.
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
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