> China wasn't a part of the British empire No, but perhaps you have heard of the opium wars. > what does "trillions of wealth" even mean? Trillions of what?

> China wasn't a part of the British empire No, but perhaps you have heard of the opium wars. > what does "trillions of wealth" even mean? Trillions of what? Pounds? Rupees? Literal gold most of the time: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/12/19/how-britain-stole-45-trillion-from-india/ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/12/19/how-britain-st... We aren't arguing over whether or not the British won. We're arguing over how they won (not just be outcompeting others, but by subjugating them) and what they won.