First Opium War

China the conflicts, the first between it and a western nation, are a national wound. The start of a western conspiracy to destroy China with drugs and gun boats. In Britain the wars barely seem to register in public memory. “In the Chinese narrative of the Opium War, you might expect the line between heroes and villains to be a clear one: honourable resisting servants of the Chinese empire on the one hand, wicked British on the other…” (119). In the cause of the Opium War and further examination

the Qing court rejected and the relationship between the two countries came to a rapid deterioration. Unfortunately, after the out broke of the war, China became weaker than before. The following will discuss the relationship between Britain and China by how opium trade appeared and the effects of opium trade. Moreover, the consequences of the First opium war and how it shaped the relationship of Anglo-China will be mentioned. Main body The Qing dynasty forbidden sea trade until the emperor Kangxi

global phenomenon that in no way started with China as Alanna Mitchell would agree to. By the end of the 19th century, the powerful duo that was industrialization and imperialism spread industrial growth from Great Britain to Southeast Asia. From the opium wars in the mid 19th century to the economic reforms of 1970s, China has been incorporated into the global economy as the world’s manufacturer. And as we know, modern manufacturing is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. This has put an immense amount of

The article “Late Quing Perceptions of Native Opium” was written by Lin, Man-Houng. The author’s academic credentials include graduating from Harvard and acquiring her Ph.D in History and East Asian Languages. Man-Houng was a Senior Research Fellow at the Academia Historica in Taiwan, later becoming the first woman to serve as president of the institute (SOAS). The journal article was published January 1, 2004 within the “Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Vol. 64”, which is a semi-annual publication

interrelation between Britain and other countries that eventually leads to Britain’s decision to export Opium to China. Walvin focuses more on the growing British taste for sweet tea across various social classes. According to Pomeranz, the booming transcontinental trade that lasted up to the Industrial Age was the popularity of “drug foods” such as “coffee, tea, sugar, chocolate, tobacco, and later opium” (77-78). Out of all the drug

"The Treaty of Nanjing, signed in 1842 at the end of the Opium War, opened China to foreign trade." ('Nanjing') The Opium War is still relevant till this day, because of the opening of 5 International Trade ports. (China's trade) This was not the only result of the Opium War, but I believe it to be the most relevant till this day and has brought China prosperity. Other results of the Opium War, as we discussed in class, include the cession of Hong Kong to the British, over 25 million in silver, fixed

may be seen as a potential source of wealth. Two Opium wars took place, first in 1839 – 1842, then the second in 1856 -1860. Both wars ended with unequal treaties to distribute China’s port to western powers. The Opium War was perceived as a strategy for the western powers to increase Chinese trade, forcefully opening up the Chinese market. However, there were evidences showing that the outcome of Opium War was not solely trade related. We will first examine these evidences, and then discuss whether

of history which experienced wars, collapses, failures and successes. The Opium War in the year 1839 and 1856 marked the changing point of China’s trade policy with foreigners, especially with British in opium and tea. China changed from getting tributes to being forced to sign the Nanjing Treaty and Tianjing Treaty with British and French. Due to China’s over confidence and unwelcome attitude toward foreigners and opium, it caused the British to declare the Opium War to China which made Chinese

Opium Opium- an addictive drug originally used as a painkiller. It is obtained from the unripe seeds of the opium poppy and can be made into substances that a person can smoke causing relaxation, alleviated anxiety, and a state of euphoria. Continued use of the drug also induces deterioration to the mind and body of a person eventually causing death. The substance was therefore stated illegal in China during the late 18th Century yet consistently smuggled into the country via British merchant

and was a relatively young, emperor Xianfeng received the throne, which made him the 9th Emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the 7th Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1850 to 1861. Shortly after emperor Xianfeng was on the throne, the first of a series of popular rebellions began that would nearly destroy the Qing dynasty. The Taiping Rebellion broke out in Southern China. The Manchu troops that the emperor Xianfeng sent to suppress the rebellion proved so ineffective that the rebels