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They also fought the Opium Wars over tea (well, trade imbalances resulting from the tea trade).
by mywittyname 2y ago
They also fought the Opium Wars over tea (well, trade imbalances resulting from the tea trade).
- ywvcbk 2y agoTo be fair it’s not like the Chinese were unwilling to buy western goods (not just opium) it’s just that the ultra mercantilist Qing government didn’t allow them to..