The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century were fought between the Western powers and the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from ...

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The opium trade was not trade. It was a weapon used to break the spirit of a nation. The British saw China standing strong, self-sufficient, culturally rich, and they knew they could not compete with ...