Emperor Qianlong restricted European commercial presence to Guangzhou. (a port in southeastern China) Europe had little that the Chinese wanted, but the feeling was not mutual So, The British East India Company, used Turkish and Persian to grow Opium in India and have it shipped to China. This resulted in a trade boom, this mixed with a weak Qing government (who was accepting bribes) led to about 40,000 chest of opium coming into Guangzhou in the year 1838. Wars began after the Qing refused to…
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