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"In the early 1800s, the Brits controlled 90 percent of the Chinese opium trade. But within the 10 percent of business handled by Americans, Perkins and his bro
by jazzyjackson 3y ago
"In the early 1800s, the Brits controlled 90 percent of the Chinese opium trade. But within the 10 percent of business handled by Americans, Perkins and his brother James had the largest share. They owned at least seven ships, and held interest in others. The ships sailed from Massachusetts shores to Turkey, where they bought opium; from Turkey to China, where they sold the drug; and from China to Boston, loaded with tea, porcelain and silk."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2017/07/31/opium-boston-history https://www.wbur.org/news/2017/07/31/opium-boston-history
- WillPostForFood 3y agoThe British government started a war to force trade fought for three years, and enforced it militarily. It is not an interesting equivalent to point to minor, private, third party, unrelated to the government, that engaged in trade after the war, and use that to assign blame to a different country.