The Opium War and Great Britain's Influences In China

Western Americans in China generally oppose Chinese reformers who claim their rights and work to improve China, but the Chinese government and society are still facing internal problems. Chinese westerners oppose Chinese reformers who claim rights and generally work to improve China, but the Chinese government and society face internal problems. As the main purpose of imperialism, China is facing many Western influences. One of the events that showed a strong influence in the West was the case of the Opium war.

The opium war in the middle of the 19th century was a crucial moment in China's modern history. The first opium war was between China and England from 1839 to 1942. In the Second Opium War from 1856 to 1860, weak China fought against England and France. China lost two wars. The condition of failure is to swallow the bitter fruits: China hands over the territory of Hong Kong to the rule of the UK, opens the Treaty Port to handle foreigners and provides special rights to foreigners working at the Treaty Port Must. In addition, the UK has increased the sales of opium to China, so the Chinese government had to wait. The British government will do this under the name of free trade, regardless of the influence on the Chinese government and Chinese citizens.

China boycotted the Western influence by proclaiming an external war. The opium war between China and the United Kingdom was brought about by neglect of British Chinese warnings and smuggling of opium to China. As British technology advanced, China lost the war. Both countries signed the "Nanjing Treaty" and expanded the preface to an unequal treaty. Following the "Nanjing Treaty", citizens did not trust their own governments, but Western nations refused to accept Westerners because Western countries opened other ports in China so that foreigners can export goods to China Did. As a result, the Chinese market is unstable. In order to create a great peaceful world, many civilians formed a party called Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In addition to spreading Christianity, the leader Hong Xiuquan claimed gender equality and public finance, destroyed Chinese temples and idols, introduced missionaries.

The Opium war was two armed conflicts between Western countries and the Qing dynasty which dominated China in the middle of the 19th century and dominated China from 1644 to December 1911. The First Opium War (1839 - 42) began between China and England The Second Opium War (aka Arrow War or Buddha - France - Buddha War) is a war between Britain and France against China did. In either case, diplomatic forces in China have won commercial privileges and legal and territorial concessions. These conflicts were the beginning of unequal treaties and the beginning of other era of invasion against the Qing Dynasty, which weakened the dynasty at the beginning of the 20th century, ultimately overwhelmed and supported the Republic of China.