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Opium Wars

Many Westerners had percieved the Chinese as an 'semi-civilized' and 'barbaric' society, while the Chinese shared a reciprocal view of Western society. They were hardly an unsophisticated culture; their impressive architecture, elaborate civil services, prestigious academies, well-organized postal system, and rigorous legal code was equal to that of many Western nations (1). However, regardless of their cultural integrity, a Chinese attempt to hinder the expanding presense of the British Empire was pathetic.of the for the economic and industrial supremacy of the British Empire. The Chinese were completely incapable of defending themselves against Britain's industrial and economic supremacy. They were no match for British discipline and fire

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