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本文论述英国殖民者怎样以印度为基地发展鸦片生产和对中国走私,他们为什么在一个多世纪里死死抓住鸦片贸易不放,这种贸易最终是怎样收场的,也介绍了1881年李鸿章特使马建忠赴印鸦片交涉和英印当局的态度。了解这些史实才能对鸦片战争的前因后果及英国统治者的丑恶嘴脸有更清楚的认识。
This article discusses how British colonialists, based in India, developed opium production and smuggled China. Why did they succumb to the opium trade for more than a century? How did such trade finally end? Also introduced was the special envoy of Li Hongzhang in 1881 Ma Jianzhong went to India for Opium Negotiation and Anglo-Indian authorities’ attitude. Knowing these historical facts can give a clearer idea of the antecedents and the consequences of the Opium War and the ugly features of the British rulers.