Well, since I was curious I finished it fast. And as expected this was not a really scholarly sketch of what happened during those years. However, it suffices to give an overview of the situation.
I'm not quite convinced with the rational of Chinese inaction but the point of business reasons of selling opium and less effective Chinese measures in the latest warfare was driven very well.
Like any historical war this had more to do with business rather than nationalism, patriotism or the all time favourite liberate them. In fact it was clearly an attack on the sovereignty of a country to maintain it's business and geopolitical interests.
Of course in a detailed account which include internal conflicts, territorial issues or even the communication gaps/military mismanagement we may come up with more reasons on why China lost it but eventually the reason why it started in the first place will always remain same - greed of business and the blind support to this greed.
The whole scenario did build the atmosphere of mistrust, and we never know how long will it take to get over it.
This is not best of the books but you can definitely build some initial thoughts around this, and definitely beware of the pitfalls before believing anything.
Peace
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