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Why was the Opium War fought?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 18 Apr, 2016, 03:36: PM
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The Chinese rulers banned the opium trade in China as people in large number were becoming addicted to opium. This had a degenerating effect on the Chinese. Apart from it, the trade was also draining the Chinese treasury. The British opposed the ban of opium by the Chinese rulers as this would have affected their balance of trade adversely. The Opium War was declared by Britain on China to legalise opium trade in the country (China).
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