Lin Zexu was a Chinese official during the Qing Dynasty who played a key role in the efforts to stop the opium trade in China. He wrote a letter to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, urging her to help end the trade, but his efforts ultimately led to the First Opium War between China and Britain.

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Lin Zexu was

A) the driving force behind the Meiji restoration.
B) the last Qing emperor in China.
C) in charge of stopping the opium trade in China.
D) a leader of the Self-Strengthening Movement.
E) the leader of the Taiping rebellion.

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