Question

What perspective did a Chinese merchant have on the Chinese opium trade. Would the Chinese merchant be against or with the opium trade?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Opium trade, in Chinese history, the traffic that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries in which Western countries, mostly Great Britain, exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The British used the profits from the sale of opium to purchase such Chinese luxury goods as porcelain, silk, and tea, which were in great demand in the West.

Answer 2

In 1831, the Chinese emperor, already angry that opium traders were breaking local laws and increasing addiction and smuggling, discovered that members of his army and government (and even students) were engaged in smoking opium. By 1836, the Chinese government began to get more serious about enforcing the 1813 ban.