“Tied up in a war” is a funny way to say “aggressively breaking Chinese law in order to hook local populations, make tons of drug money, and collapse public ord

“Tied up in a war” is a funny way to say “aggressively breaking Chinese law in order to hook local populations, make tons of drug money, and collapse public order.” The Opium Wars were a cynical prototype for the modern war on drugs, which was initiated with similar designs and outcomes.