Which of the following most likely prompted the complaint voiced in the passage?

Which of the following most likely prompted the complaint voiced in the passage? Correct Answer British sale of opium in China

This question calls for contextualization and knowledge related to the stimulus material without being alluded to it directly. The "poisonous drug" mentioned by Lin Zexu is meant literally, so C is wrong. Tobacco and heroin are drugs, but not items involved in the economic pressure placed on the Chinese by Britain at this time.

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