HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
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Chinese traders refused to pay fair prices for British manufactured goods.
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British traders refused to stop breaking Chinese laws against selling opium.
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China threatened to cut off trade with Great Britain if Christian missionaries came to China.
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Great Britain refused to send troops to China to help fight internal rebellions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Britain was experiencing a problem with its trade with China: it bought more than it sold. Chinese goods such as silk, porcelain, and especially tea were very popular. However, Chinese merchants did not want to buy British goods in return.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: There was a great demand of opium, silk etc of China in the British market but the later did not have sufficient silvers to provide the Qing government hence a barter system was initiated, the result of which led to tension between the two.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1839 and 1842, British forces fought a war in China that benefitted drug smugglers. Their subsequent victory in the conflict opened up the lucrative Chinese trade to British merchants.