> China was not interested in European goods The Chinese government wasn't interested, a lot of people in China were and were willing to trade with Europeans t

> China was not interested in European goods The Chinese government wasn't interested, a lot of people in China were and were willing to trade with Europeans they just weren't allowed to do that freely. Of course, this is probably more relevant to the 1800s (and I'm not talking only about opium, it was just easier to transport/smuggle).