HIS385H1 Chapter Notes - Fall 2018 Chapter 2 - Taiping Rebellion, Vegetable oil, Second Opium War
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Malaya and the east indies, and other goods significance: there were many factors that caused britain to seek the possession of territory on the. Portuguese in macao: by establishing a trading post so close to the chinese authorities, they were able to claim preferential treatment and to intervene when other. European traders appeared on the china scene: british merchants also experience inhospitability when taking refuge in. Macao during winter months: the first suggestion that hk should be taken as a trading residence was made in 1781 by. James bradshaw: the prohibition by chinese imperial edict of the import of opium in 1800 was the direct cause of the growth of transhipment services around hk. It was left to private interests to provide all that was necessary: this reflected the strong influence of the commercial community over the management of the port, there was a belief that government control would weaken the attraction.
