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China tried to stop opium - then got invaded instead
The First Opium War began as a trade dispute, but it quickly exposed a deeper power struggle between Britain and Qing China.
In China around 1839, large quantities of opium were circulating, with an estimated 40,000 boxes of opium being brought in annually via the port of Guangzhou. A huge market had formed, with some ...
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