The Opium Wars were initiated by British opium exports to China, leading to conflicts and the First Opium War as a response to Chinese crackdowns on the trade.
The Opium Wars were sparked by the British exporting opium from their colonies in South Asia to China, leading to widespread addiction among the Chinese population. The Chinese government's attempts to crack down on the opium trade, exemplified by Lin Zexu's actions in confiscating and destroying opium, eventually resulted in the First Opium War of 1839-1842.
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