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Julli [10]
3 years ago
14

2. Why was Opium so important to the Chinese government

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balandron [24]3 years ago
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Answer: Britain and other European countries undertook the opium trade because of their chronic trade imbalance with China.

Explanation: There was tremendous demand in Europe for Chinese tea, silks, and porcelain pottery, but there was correspondingly little demand in China for Europe's manufactured goods and other trade items.

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