Economic history has less incentive to lie and it's hard to retroactively change 100 years of accounting/trade history to maintain a fake national narrative. R

Economic history has less incentive to lie and it's hard to retroactively change 100 years of accounting/trade history to maintain a fake national narrative. Remember in international trade, atleast 3 seperate entities end up with copies of every transaction (buyer/seller/shipper). It's why I consider it more trustworthy... https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/business-history-review/article/american-merchants-and-the-china-opium-trade-18001840/CAF870083D191F963CA77113B11320A3 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/business-history-rev...