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In response to the importation of opium by the British East India Company, the Chinese government __________.
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Answer: Fought back
Explanation: before the First Opium War, the british increased the amount of opium chests in China to about 40,000 chests. The Chinese government was against opium and asked the British to stop importing but they refused, so they reacted by fighting against the British to ban opium trade from China.