几个世纪以来,中国在茶叶贸易上曾长期处于垄断地位。当时英国不断增长的茶叶消费需求在其贸易支出上占了很大比例,而其所有的茶叶都需从中国进口。之后,英国通过十分迂回的方式非法从 For centuries, China had long been in a monopoly position in the tea trade. At that time, the UK’s growing demand for tea consumed a large proportion of its trade expenditure, and all its tea leaves were imported from China. Afterwards, the United Kingdom illegitimately from a very roundabout way