Opiate War: US-China In A Fearsome Fentanyl Fight
The British forces inflicted a series of military defeats on the Chinese until 1842, when the war was ended with the Treaty ...
What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl
United States President Donald Trump recently threatened to impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods coming from ...
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What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl
Further hostilities broke out in the Second Opium War of 1856-58 when combined British and French forces again inflicted military defeats on China and demanded further concessions on trade.
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What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl
when the war was ended with the Treaty of Nanking. The treaty opened five Chinese ports to British traders, imposed heavy reparations for destroyed opium stockpiles and gave the British control over ...
The era of free trade is well and truly over. We must look out for Britain first
To general consternation, we are on the brink of a tariff war. The theoretical arguments against tariffs have been clear for ...
Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change
As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?
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China-US Cooperation on the Fentanyl Crisis Is Very Possible
From 1839-1842 and again from 1856-1860, tens of thousands of Chinese lost their lives in two Opium Wars fought against Britain, other European powers, and the United States. Tired of Western ...
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The Story of Opium
Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.