In the late eighteenth century, one of the ways the British sought to address their growing trade deficit with China was to

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The British sought to address their growing trade deficit with China by engaging in the smuggling of opium into China. This was done to balance the trade, as the British imported more from China (mainly tea, silk, and porcelain) than they exported to it, leading to a significant trade imbalance. Opium, produced in British-controlled India, was smuggled into China, creating a large market for the drug and eventually leading to the Opium Wars.

In the Late Eighteenth Century, One of the Ways the British