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The Qing emperer agreed to receive an ambassador from England, the englishman brought gifts of the west's most advanced technology.
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The battles took place mostly at sea and China's outdated ships were no match for Britain's steam powered gunboats and sophisticated cannons. The Chinese as a result, suffered humiliating defeat.
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The treaty of Nanjing ended the first opium war.
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