The french and indian war was a result of tensions between which two groups of people?

Clashes between the Qing government and British merchants over the economy

Explanation:

The Chinese have always been known as hardworking and resilient people. They began thinking of imperialism when they started having clashes with the British merchants over their economy. There was a high demand for Chinese tea, silk and porcelain in the nineteenth century. The British noticed this high demand and wanted to form a control culture over them. These started their clashes with the Wing government and escalated to the opium war