Ep. 6 | The Opium War
The China History Podcast
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What Happened to Opium in China?
One sixth of england's national revenue came from duties on tea. Opium was an extremely visible vice in china and had infected society no less than the heroine opioids crack crystal meth had created havoc in our american ciety. The importance of opium in this whole unholy trading system was too critical, and no one was going to get rid of it any time soon.
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