“There are those who smuggle opium to seduce the Chinese people.”
“His Majesty the Emperor, upon hearing of this, is in a towering rage.”
“Now we have set up regulations governing the Chinese people.”
“The barbarian merchants of your country . . . are . . . to cut off permanently the source of opium.”
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The sentence that shows the emperor’s impact on the author’s letter is:
“His Majesty the Emperor, upon hearing of this, is in a towering rage.”
This sentence directly reflects the emperor's emotional response and indicates how his feelings and decisions influence the context of the letter.
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