I came here to say the same thing. The article implies a definition that is not a "Western world order" but rather globalized trade: > The Chinese tea trade ac

I came here to say the same thing. The article implies a definition that is not a "Western world order" but rather globalized trade: > The Chinese tea trade actually represented China’s entry point into global capitalism. Tea was traded, directly and indirectly, for Patna opium, Peruvian silver, Caribbean sugar, English textiles and Burmese rice. I think silk would qualify, over a thousand years prior, and being traded at least as far as the Roman Empire.