鸦片战争,是英国对中国发动的一场侵略战争,也是英国为维护其可耻的鸦片走私而发动的肮脏战争.应当看到,这场战争也是英国资产阶级向中国实行资本主义扩张的产物.在纪念鸦片战争150周年的今天,重温这段历史,着重揭露资本主义国家向落后国家扩张的本质,无疑是有重要意义的. The Opium War was a war of aggression launched by Britain against China and a dirty war launched by Britain to safeguard its shameful smuggling of opium. It should be noted that this war was also a product of the expansion of capitalism by the British bourgeoisie toward China. Today, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Opium War, it is undoubtedly of great significance to review this history and focus on exposing the essence of capitalist countries’ expansion to backward countries.