What was Britains perspective on the amount of opium they sold to China?

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What was Britains perspective on the amount of opium they sold to China?

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The British East India Company grew opium in India and sold it to Chinese people by smuggling it through private traders and corrupt Chinese officials. Opium was the only main product that the Chinese citizens were willing to purchase from westerners. However, the westerners had to smuggle the product into China since the Qing dynasty emperor, Yongzheng put a ban on opium in 1729. The continued smuggling and trade of opium by the British in China led to the Opium Wars between Britain and China. 

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