An excuse for foreign powers to launch the Second Opium War.

An excuse for foreign powers to launch the Second Opium War.

The excuses for the British and French allied forces to launch the Second Opium War were "Yarrow Incident" and "Father Ma Incident". Of course, they started the war because their request to modify the contract with the Manchu government was severely rejected. In order to get more benefits, they can only launch a war of aggression.

About the "Arrow Incident", it happened on June 8th, 1856. At that time, the Guangzhou Navy led troops in Huangpu Port to arrest the pirates and suspected sailors from China aboard the smuggling ship Arrow. At that time, the captain of the ship was an Englishman, and it was recorded by the Hong Kong authorities. Because the visa had expired at the time of arrest, the British flag on board did not expire. At that time, the navy arrested people according to China's internal affairs, regardless of the British opinion.

In order to use this incident as an excuse for the Second Opium War, the British side argued irrationally, saying that the Yarrow was a British ship, and that the arrest of people on board by the navy without permission was detrimental to the dignity of the British consul, and even rumoured that the Guangzhou navy had torn down the British flag on board, which was an insult to Britain and demanded an apology from the Chinese side. Of course, they have the right not to accept an apology. Finally, on123, the British navy invaded Guangzhou, China under the pretext of the second Opium War.

Britain's excuse for waging war was "Yarrow Incident", while France's excuse was "Father Ma's era", and it was before Britain launched the war. At that time, the French Catholic patriarch illegally sneaked into Chinese mainland to preach. Ignoring the laws of the Qing Dynasty, he ran amok and was ordered to be executed by local officials in Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty. In order to give missionaries the right to preach freely in China, France attempted to launch a war of aggression against China and made contact with Britain before the war. In the end, the two countries joined forces to launch aggression against China.