Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Opium Wars made it clear China had fallen gravely behind the West — not just militarily, but economically and politically. Every Chinese government ...

In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a 10% levy against China and pressing a 30-day pause on proposed tariffs to Canada and Mexico, Martin Danahay is reflecting on the dangerous ...

PRESENTER:'Commissioner Lin began the destruction of the British opium 'in early June, 1839. PRESENTER:'There were ... This led to war, after the Chinese destroyed all the British opium in China.

While some countries benefit from such protectionism, others face higher costs and supply chain disruptions that inevitably ...

When warned, Queen Victoria refused to comply. Lin Zexu, the commissioner of Canton, destroyed 23,700 chests and blockaded trading posts, sparking the First Opium War in 1839. The British secured the ...

On Lin’s pedestal are the words “pioneer in the war against ... Donald Trump. In 1839, Lin was the Qing dynasty official who confronted the British and their illegal opium trade that pushed ...

Story by Marcel Kuhn, M.Sc.

对于两次鸦片战争，相信每一个国人都铭记于心，因为是鸦片战争打开了我国的大门，使得清政府一步步沦为半封建半殖民社会，这是我国苦难的开端，从这次战争开始，我国经受了近百年的屈辱。那么，作为这件事的始作俑者，英国人到底是如何看待鸦片战争呢？他们是不记得了？还是不敢承认呢？ 在美国最大的论坛网站上就有热心的网友发出这样的问题：英国应该为鸦片战争道歉吗? 这个话题也是引起了不少海内外热爱历史的网友的热议，让 ...

The appointment of a ‘fentanyl czar’ signals that the War on Drugs is back. But the criminalization of drug use has failed ...