China UN Paper

R.I.M.P.L <Tab/>China is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea. It is between North Korea and Vietnam. The absolute location is 35 degrees N and 105 degrees E. China has many ways they interact with the world. They export machinery, and equipment; textiles and clothing footwear, toys and sporting goods; and mineral fuels. The movement in China …

…stressed, was a criminal activity after 1836, but the British traders generously bribed Canton officials in order to keep the opium traffic flowing. The effects on Chinese society were devestating. In fact, there are few periods in Chinese history that approach the early nineteenth century in terms of pure human misery and tragedy. In an effort to stem the tragedy, the imperial government made opium illegal in 1836 and began to aggressively close down the opium dens.