HILD 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Gender Equality, Egalitarianism, Hong Xiuquan
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Punished the current officials who were engaged in illegal trade. Demanded smokers of opium to give up their opium. Only those who didn"t sell opium were allowed to trade. Zexu ordered for trade to stop completely with foreigners unless they destroyed their supply of opium. To comply, they burned their opium supply. Bypass canton (modern guangzhou) and went straight to the north. Warships targeted the northern coast, occupied a chinese city. Chinese troops were no match for the british soldiers. Treaty of nanjing, the first unequal treaty. Beginning of the end of the china-centered imperial world order". Almost as if it was a colony of a foreign nation. Had to allow foreigners to build factories in their territory. Large number of missionaries from the us. Qing didn"t like any of the outcomes but had no choice: allowed foreign ambassadors in beijing, open ten new ports, allow foreigners free movement in the country, indemnity payment, legalize opium trade.
