China was easily defeated by the British in the first opium war because

China was easily defeated by the British in the first Opium War because China's navy was so inferior for Britain's advanced weaponry. The most significant result of the Opium Wars was that it increased Britain's influence in China.

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Learn about the events resulting in conflict between the United Kingdom and China with this clip from The Story of China. Imports into China rose from two hundred chests in 1729 to forty,000 chests in 1838. China was aware, not solely of the damaging effects on its individuals, however conjointly of the drain on its silver reserves, and tried to ban the controlled substance. however, the extremely profitable trade continuing. In 1839, Chinese official Commissioner Maya Lin Zexu demanded the outsider's fork over their controlled substances stocks, and destroyed them. British business interests pushed for war with China, and also the British sent in gunboats. In what became referred to as the primary controlled substance War.

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