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Opium consumption rose rapildy in China
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Tea monopole
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Chinese emperor destroys opium stocks
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First Opium war against China
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Debate in the House of Commons
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Afternoon tea
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The Chinese were forced to sign a treaty that granted Great Britain opium traffic
Treaty of Nanking :
Treaty of peace and commerce between her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the Emperor of China -
Robert Fortune returns from China with tea seeds, plants, tools, and Chinese workmen
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Second Opium war against China begins
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Queen Victoria started to formalize afternoon tea with her Buckingham Palace tea reception
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Suez Canal opens, that as shortening the trip to China. It’s making steamships more economical.
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Chinese tea trade peaks worldwide