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nov 2, 1839 - Opium burning (Lin), March 1839

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-Collects opium in Guangzhou
-hong traders arrested and jailed
-british counsel= turn opium over to him and he will declare opium as British property a
-Lin burns all British opium
-British Parliament- Chinese burned "British property" = declares war on China

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nov 2, 1839
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~ 186 years ago