george a
read a flipping history book
Maxi
Of course they did, trade has been consistant between the UK/China for centuries, well established in the early 1700s and most certainly before then...have a read of this British Museum paper http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Chinese_trade.pdf
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English merchants have been in commercial contact with south Chinese ports since at least the 17th Century.
The British famously sent George Macartney to Beijing as an ambassador encouraging trade relations with the Qianlong Emperor during the late 18th Century.
The British Empire instigated the Opium Wars during the 19th Century which won them possession of Hong Kong up until 1997.
Kevin7
Yes Hong Kong was a British colony
Anonymous
Not really.