2 Jul 1839 Jahr - "Letter to Queen Victoria", Lin "Clear Sky" Zexiu 1839
Beschreibung:
-Lin = Scholar Official and Emperor advisor
-Letter:
>warning to British
>Assumption- queen has power BUT parliament actually has the real power
>Assumption- scholar official to Queen Victoria = older brother to younger brother relationship
>Argument- ethical --> opium destroys, trade = moral, hypocrisy
>Threats- cut off trade, retribution, "superhuman power" from Chinese gods (assumption- british weak and chinese strong)
Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:
SS Midterm 2
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