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The Quing emperor agreed to recieve an ambassador from England, but he was not impressed by the western goods, so China remains self-sufficient.
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12 million people addicted to the drug, so China and Britain battle & Europe wins.
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the U.S. and other countries gain the rights to trade at other ports.
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China's population grows 30% to 430 million by 1850.
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Hong Xiuquan and his million rebel army revolts by capturing Nanjing and over the next twenty years, at least 20 million people died.
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China's "doors" become open to merchants of all nations.
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The foreigners are resented and the Chinese people start an organization called the Boxers. They go to Beijing and surround the European section of city, and nationalism emerges.
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Chinese officials take a world tour to study different governments. On their return, China realizes that they must make changes in order to survive.