Britain's solution for the trade imbalance caused by the importation of tea from China was to ship what commodity to China?

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Britain's solution was to smuggle opium into China from India, creating a widespread addiction among the Chinese population and sparking the First Opium War in 1839. This allowed Britain to force China to open up its economy to Western trade and greatly benefit from the sale of opium. However, this had devastating consequences for Chinese society and contributed to a long legacy of imperialism and exploitation.

Britain's Solution for the Trade Imbalance Caused by the Importation