Opium Wars - Imperialism in China

Everything started when England wanted China to take Opium. The Chinese were very angry because it was a drug and people became addicts. The Chinese didn't wanted to trade with no other countries because they had everything they needed. The Opium was used for medical reasons but the problem was that many Chinese were using it as a drug and they were becoming really addicted to it. The Chinese Government forbid the Opium trade. Then the British people wanted to trade Opium. Captain Charles Elliot put pressure to the Chinese Government to legalize the opium trade. China was forced to sign the Treaty of Nanjing. The British territory Hong Kong until 1997, but now its China territories.