马克思论英中鸦片贸易

马克思对中国问题的论述可以说都是围绕鸦片贸易展开的。马克思对鸦片贸易、鸦片战争、不平等条约三者问的内在联系作了具体深刻阐述,他认为,鸦片贸易是相对于一般商品的"合法贸易"而言的,是人类历史上一个独特的现象;鸦片贸易给中国带来了全方位的痛苦和灾难,给英国创造了高额利润,最终导致鸦片战争;英国为了将鸦片贸易置于安全、稳固和永久的基础上,战后迫使中国签订了不平等条约。无疑鸦片贸易对中、英两国的影响都是双重的。

Marx's Remarks on Opium Trade between England and Qing Dxnasty

Almost all of Marx's remarks on Qing Dynasty were made from the incident of opium trade between England and Qing Dynasty.Marx Expounded the inherent relations between opium trade,opium campaigns and unequal treaties concretely and profoundly.He convinced that opium trade was a particular phenomemon in human history contrast with legal trade of usual goods,that opium trade brought Qing Dynasty overall sufferings and England high benefits which finally arousecl opium campaigns.England forced Qing Dynasty to sign unequal treaties to place opium trade on a safe,stable and pernanent foundation.Undoubtedly opium trade's influence on Qing Dynasty was dual,either was on England.