BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY AND THE SPREAD OF OPIUM IN CHINA IN THE 18th CENTURY

• 발행기관: 경북대학교 러시아-유라시아 연구소
• 저자명: Smertin Yuri G.(Y.G. Smertin)
• 간행물 정보: 『러시아유라시아연구』제4호, 35~44쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.10.30

영문 초록

The article is devoted to the problem of opium distribution in China in the 18th century. The British East India company took the most active part in this process, acting in full agreement with the British government. The author explores the economic reasons for this activity, the traditions of opium use in China, as well as the social and political consequences of the massive use of this drug by Chinese people of different social classes. The conclusions are as follows: the activities of the British East India company in the opium trade caused great damage to the Chinese nation, undermining the health of tens of millions of people and setting the stage for the Opium wars between the Western powers and China, which turned the celestial Empire into a semi-colonial country.

키워드

China Opium. East India Company Britain Qing Empire