HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
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What did the British introduce to the Chinese to open trade with them?
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Gold
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Opium
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Silver
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Candy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In order to stop this, the East India Company and other British merchants began to smuggle Indian opium into China illegally, for which they demanded payment in silver. This was then used to buy tea and other goods. By 1839, opium sales to China paid for the entire tea trade.
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