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The Opium Wars were two military conflicts in the 19th century between Britain and China, fought primarily over Britain's right to sell opium in China and trade on favorable terms. These wars resulted in China's defeat and forced it to open its ports to foreign trade and cede territory like Hong Kong to Britain, marking a major shift in global power dynamics and the beginning of Western dominance in East Asia.
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Belligerents
First Opium War: United Kingdom East India Company