The interesting thing is that Napoleon made that famous quote about China, because of the British shenanigans in opium dealings in China. “China is a sleeping

The interesting thing is that Napoleon made that famous quote about China, because of the British shenanigans in opium dealings in China. “China is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.” He was trying to warn the Europeans to not destroy the good thing that they had going with China: Trade and Commerce. Sadly, the British were too corrupt and greedy, and they had to destroy it.