The History of the Drug Trade in Japan

The british had been relying on opium produced in india to redress trade in balances with china. In 18 39, a commissioner of the port of canton, or g joe named linsa shu, tried to stop the british from selling opium in china any more. The british government responded by declaring war and routed the chinese army and navy. News of china's defeat shocked japanese leaders, who were used to thinking of ch China as the centre of the world. That news also underscored the danger presented by opium eddiction, which the of thebritish was now spreading like wildfire across china. When the