What was Britain's goal in establishing a regular opium trade with China? How did this goal produce conflict with China, and how did the conflict end?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. Great Britain went to war with China in 1839 in order to force the Chinese emperor to open ports to the opium that Britain exported from India. China banned the sale of the drug because the recreational use of opium was increasing. British merchants smuggled opium in and bribed local officials to allow its sale, and when those merchants were expelled from China the British bombarded Chinese cities in retaliation. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 opened four more ports to European traders, allowed trade in opium, and gave Hong Kong to the British. In the case of China, reform took a back seat to economic interest, despite the complaints of religious groups in Britain.

What Was Britain's Goal in Establishing a Regular Opium Trade