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China Resists Foreign Influence
Qing emperor receive an ambassador from England -
The Tea-Opium Connection
12 million Chinese people were addicted to the drug opium -
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War Breaks Out
Opium war breaks out between the British and the Chinese -
Internal Problems Increase
China's population grown to 430 million people -
The Taiping Rebellion
1 million people had joined Hong's rebel forces -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxers descended on Beijing.
The Boxers surrounded the Euorprean section of the city. -
The Beginnings of Reform
The Dwager Empress sent a select group of Chinese officials on a world tour to study the operation of different governments.
