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Qing emperor receive an ambassador from England
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12 million Chinese people were addicted to the drug opium
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Opium war breaks out between the British and the Chinese
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China's population grown to 430 million people
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1 million people had joined Hong's rebel forces
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The Boxers descended on Beijing.
The Boxers surrounded the Euorprean section of the city. -
The Dwager Empress sent a select group of Chinese officials on a world tour to study the operation of different governments.