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The UK exported opium grown in India and sold it to China.

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The above statement is true.
The UK exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The British used the profits from the sale of opium to buy Chinese luxury goods such as china, silk, and tea, which were in high demand in the West. The British cultivated opium in India for export to China, and the money from these sales funded British tea and other imports from China. Opium exports to China have increased rapidly since the 1820s. For some time after that, opium was India's largest export. The British relied heavily on China for tea imports. The Chinese authorities did not allow foreign goods, so the British had to pay for tea with silver and billions of dollars. This posed a potential risk of sucking up British treasure. Due to many opium addicts, opium can easily be smuggled into China. Profit from the opium trade could be used to fund tea imports. Therefore, Britain insisted that Indian farmers grow opium.

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