How's the opium come into China 鸦片是如何进入中国

Trade surplus

Requires a majority of the market as the export of goods, after the industrial revolution in the United Kingdom, and China just to meet this criteria, you can become the dumping ground of the majority of the goods in the UK. Tea, silk, porcelain and other luxury goods produced in China is very popular in the European market, the British want China to open trade. British exports of wool Nicaragua Rongdeng industrial products in China, but they do not favor, the Qianlong emperor even think China nothing lacking, no need to trade with Britain, the Sino-British trade to bring the huge trade deficit for the United Kingdom (into super). In the 18th century, the British introduced the gold standard monetary policy, the Qing court by silver as currency, all trade with China needs versus translated, the British need to be purchased from the European continent silver for trading purposes, the gold and silver buying and selling British profits, so damaged. Tax rates, the UK Importers need to pump a high rate of twenty percent, so much dissatisfaction.


After the Industrial Revolution, the British bourgeoisie tried to sell industrial products to China, an attempt to open the door to China merchandise trade. Until the twenties and thirties of the 19th century, the British trade in China each year remains a surplus of three million taels of silver status. In order to change this negative trade situation, the British bourgeoisie to take diplomatic channels strong representations, failed to achieve their goals, take a despicable means by "-destruction race" method, a large number of special commodity - opium smuggling to China to infinite desire to meet their pursuit of profit.