China and the Manchus
Excerpt: ...merchants could be entered into by British subjects only through this channel. Such machinery answered its purpose very well for a long period; but a monopoly of the kind became out of date as time went on, and in 1834 it ceased altogether. The Company was there for the sake of trade, and for nothing else; and one of its guiding principles was avoidance of any acts which might wound Chinese susceptibilities, and tend to defeat the object of its own existence. Consequently, the directors would not allow opium to be imported in their vessels; neither were they inclined to patronize missionary efforts. It is true that Morrison's dict…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4432-0303-6
- EAN: 9781443203036
- Produktnummer: 14786307
- Verlag: Books LLC, Reference Series
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 32 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.9 cm x D0.2 cm 85 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 85
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