In the Treaty of Nanking (1842) China was compelled to open five of its ports to foreign economic and political penetration, and even to compensate the opium smugglers for their losses.
The opium smugglers lost a lot because of this.
mnli hypothesis: The opium smugglers lost a lot because of this. premise: In the Treaty of Nanking (1842) China was compelled to open five of its ports to foreign economic and political penetration, and even to compensate the opium smugglers for their losses.