History, 15.04.2020 22:07 amazeking3545

Why did China want to control the opium trade?
a. China wanted to make money by selling opium to European nations.
b. China was losing money due to the addictive properties of opium and they
wanted to restrict its sale by controlling the trade.
China believed that opium was sacred and shouldn't be sold by Europeans, only
the Chinese.
d. China was encouraged by British traders to join in the opium trade and after
seeing the financial potential, wanted to control all of the opium trade.

Why did China want to control the opium trade? a. China wanted to make money by selling opium to Eur

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