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In 1839, the Daoguang Emperor appointed to end the opium trade [1, 5]. Lin took drastic measures:

He wrote a famous letter to Queen Victoria appealing to her morality (which she likely never saw) [4, 5]. He blockaded foreign merchants in Canton [1, 3]. how_britain_went_to_war_with_china_over_opium

China was forced to pay 21 million silver dollars for the destroyed opium and war costs [1, 5]. In 1839, the Daoguang Emperor appointed to end