China's defeat in the Opium Wars led to greater foreign port access and territorial control for European powers.

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China's defeat in the Opium Wars led to greater foreign port access and territorial control for European powers. ​

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The defeat of China in the Opium Wars (First Opium War 1839-1842 and Second Opium War 1856-1860) resulted in the Treaty of Nanking and other treaties that forced China to open several ports to foreign trade, cede Hong Kong to Britain, and grant territorial and commercial concessions to European powers.

China's Defeat in the Opium Wars Led to Greater Foreign