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By the 1830s, millions of Chinese citizens were addicted, causing severe social and economic decay [3, 5].

China was forced to pay 21 million silver dollars for the destroyed opium and war costs [1, 5]. how_britain_went_to_war_with_china_over_opium

The island was ceded to Britain "in perpetuity" [1, 2]. By the 1830s, millions of Chinese citizens were