Question

Why did the British start opium production? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Britain and other European countries undertook the opium trade because of their chronic trade imbalance with China. 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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Answer 2

I was not born in British time sorry