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3.examining primary sources banning oplim in china in the following passages, a high communicate of the chinese was cultured in china,

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3.Examining Primary Sources Banning Oplim in China In the following passages, a high communicate of the Chinese was cultured in China, the finish fast engaged in targe-scare of cipilian) to inde and China which improved the European trade defent with Chine bed also led to the cuttress of two opinion word are these following decades. Firet. You ought to make haste and deliver up the opium, by virtue of enat reason which Heaven heeh impleated in all of been sohering after private with minds solely bert on profit, our people have been weating their substance and losing their lives; and it the reason of steeven be just, think you that there will be no retribution? it, however. you will now repent and deliver up your Grum, by a wel-timed then your wokedness being greater, the consequences of that of Heaven theit, wishes to out off this clotuge of opium, which is the plainest proof that such is the intention of reger Heavent __ Secondly, You ought to make immediate delivery of this oplum. in order to comply with the lew of your own countries, which pro- Holle the smoking of oplum, and he who uses it is adjudged to others, this is not in conformaty wan the principle of doing unto others what you would that they should do unto you. __ Our great emperor locks upon the optim trade with the most intense loathing, and burns to have it out off forever,and I, the high commusione; boling up to the great emperor, and feeling in my own person his socred desire to love and cherish the sneri from after. do mercifuly spare you your bress. I wish nothing more than that you deliver up all the Golum you have got.and fortiweth write out a duty oplum to China, and should you bring it.ngreeing thet the cargo be conficited and the people who long it, put to cleantin, Thirdly. You ought to make immediate definery of this oplum, by reason of your feelings as men. You come to this market of Conton to trade, and you profit therefor full threefold. Every tricle of converies that you long with you, no matter whether it be whose pleces to in small, there is not come late of it that is not took off and consumed and of the prich kind of use, or for mere safe, there In not a cleaningtion that we not parnet you to take away with you.to that not only do you reap the peoli of the inner land by the spoons which you song. you pether gold from every country to which you transport it. Supposing that you eut your traffic in the sings much ineressed, and you will Bereon reap your coredortatiy. Pourthly. You ought to make a speedy delivery of your common by reason of the necessity of the case. You foreigners from after, in coming hitter to trade.have passed over an unbounded ocean own atation in peace and quietness. That may you reeo sold will people in selling your opium, and will go on inviting the lives of our foolish pla in your tolls Phere is not a pood or upright man whose head and heart will not burn with indonation at your conduct, they must look upon the lives of those who have suffered for smoking and selling the dryg as sacrificed by you,the simple country lost the wrath of a whole country is not a thing easily restrained these are choumatances shoul which you cannot but feel ancious For Further Reflection - The Chinese high communose appeared to base he argus ments, and those of his emperor, on a morel rather Phân ain economic frame of refer ree. Were his points affective.and did his reasoning tining forth any hypoenfical died in European belets? Bource fleasona for the proclemsition ardering foregrees to deliver co square The Chinese high commissioner oppoared to base his arguments, and those of his emperor, on a moral rather than an oconomic frame of reference. Were his points effoctive, and did his reasoning bring forth

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The Chinese high commissioner based his arguments on moral grounds rather than economic factors. The effectiveness of his points and whether his reasoning exposed any hypocritical discrepancies in European beliefs remains unclear without further analysis.