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The British protect their citizens from opium by making it illegal, but they willingly harm Chinese citizens by selling opium in China in order to make a large profit.
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The British should allow Chinese merchants to sell opium to the British, just as British merchants sell opium to China.
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The profits that the British make by selling opium in China should be shared equally between the two nations because Chinese people contribute to these profits.
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China will declare war on Britain if the British do not increase the supply of opium they bring to China.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British Reaction to Lin Zexu’s Policies In London and Manchester, a groundswell of patriotic opinion arose, demanding firm governmental action to uphold the trading rights of British merchants abroad-and to sternly repay the deep Chinese insult to British pride.
Detailed explanation-2: -The letter announced that China would no longer tolerate the selling of opium and would take actions against traders. Commissioner Lin’s words, which treat Britain as a tributary state dependent on the benevolence of China, reflect the arrogance China had towards the outside world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lin Zexu, or Lin Tse-hsü, (born Aug. 30, 1785, Houguan, Fujian province, China-died Nov. 22, 1850, Chaozhu, Guangdong province), Leading Chinese scholar and official of the Qing dynasty, accepted as a national hero for his stance against the British before the Anglo-Chinese Opium War (1839–42).
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1839, Chinese people represented by Lin Zexu launched the first large-scale anti-opium campaign in human history. Over 1, 150, 000 kg of opium was destroyed publicly on the beach of Humen, Guangdong. The world was shocked.
Detailed explanation-5: -Apparently Commissioner Lin sent a letter to the young Queen Victoria exhorting her to acknowledge the laws of China that prohibited the importation and sale of opium, and warning that Chinese officials would order the seizure and immolation of any ships found engaged in the trade.