How_britain_went_to_war_with_china_over_opium ◎

The conflict between Britain and China , known as the , was a pivotal moment in history that fundamentally shifted the relationship between the East and the West [1, 2]. The Root of the Conflict: Trade Imbalance

To reverse this deficit, the British East India Company began smuggling , grown in British-colonized India, into China [1, 3]. Although opium was illegal in China, the trade was incredibly lucrative [4, 6]. how_britain_went_to_war_with_china_over_opium

He wrote a famous letter to Queen Victoria appealing to her morality (which she likely never saw) [4, 5]. He blockaded foreign merchants in Canton [1, 3]. The conflict between Britain and China , known

He seized and destroyed over (roughly 1,200 tons) [1, 5]. The Outbreak of War He wrote a famous letter to Queen Victoria

Five "treaty ports" (including Shanghai and Canton) were opened to British trade [2, 3].

The island was ceded to Britain "in perpetuity" [1, 2].