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What Is The Anglo-Chinese Treaty Of Nanjing?

What Is The Anglo-Chinese Treaty Of Nanjing?

The Second Opium War, Second Anglo-Chinese War, Second Chinese War, War of Arrows or Anglo-French Expedition to China was a war in which the British Empire and the Second French Empire opposed the Qing Empire. … Read more

What Are The Opium Wars? 1

What Are The Opium Wars?

Given Britain’s dependence on Chinese silk, ceramics, and tea exports, opium was the only commodity that could save Britain’s balance of payments in Asia from a ruinous deficit. Opium Wars and Foreign Encroachments In the … Read more