The United States was also one of the biggest beneficiaries of The Opium Wars. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's grandfather was a drug smuggler [1], that made

The United States was also one of the biggest beneficiaries of The Opium Wars. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's grandfather was a drug smuggler [1], that made his fortune smuggling opium into China. Also, the United States aided Britain in the 2nd Opium War. So yes, the United States must be lumped in with the rest of the Western powers, that helped to weaken and ultimately destroy Qing Dynasty China. This is history. Don't white wash the United States' involvement that lead to the destruction of the late Chinese empire. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/28/opinion/the-opium-war-s-secret-history.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/28/opinion/the-opium-war-s-s...