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During the end of the 18th century a crisis had reached China. This crisis was opium addiction, the Emperor and the minister of China were at a loss on how to handle the situation and during this time of need they reached out to Queen Victoria through letter. The Chinese culture often thought that the western cultures has nothing to offer their culture because of the ancient wisdom they believed it had. During this time Europe was trading with China and trying to find a happy medium in how much they bought versus how much they sold, Europe found that they bought more goods than they did in selling them. The Europeans struck gold and finally found something that China was interested in and that was opium. (Sattler 24)

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