HIST 1112 Chapter 24: ch 24 Challenge to Modernity
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Reign of qing emperor quialo(cid:374)g (cid:373)arked highpoi(cid:374)t of (cid:272)hi(cid:374)a(cid:859)s po(cid:449)er. Buddhist sect (white lotus) started a rebellion and a new direction in economics. China was drawn into the european global commercial system, losing ground with its exports of tea, porcelain, silk and a need to stop opium trade with british. This started a trade war with brittan in 1839- Chi(cid:374)a(cid:859)s first (cid:373)ilitar(cid:455) e(cid:374)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ter (cid:449)ith the industrializing nations. Brittan tried to set up stations in china but quialong refused despite all the gifts sent to him. A second atte(cid:373)pt (cid:449)e(cid:374)t (cid:373)u(cid:272)h the sa(cid:373)e (cid:449)a(cid:455). Europea(cid:374) (cid:373)er(cid:272)ha(cid:374)ts offered little that the chi(cid:374)ese (cid:374)eeded or wanted. Us and british wanted to find something that they could sell china to stop or slow the flow of silver into. It spread through china like wildfire being mixed with opium and smoked. British east indian co. in bengal expanded to patna the center of medicinal opium production.
