By this time, what had begun with Britain’s seemingly harmless appetite for tea had exacted a grave toll. The opium trade cost the lives and livelihoods of millions, both the Chinese who succumbed to ...

Although opium was used in China for centuries, it was not until the opening of the tea trade to Dutch and British merchants that China was able to import large quantities of the drug. By the early ...

Trade wars have not only impacted economies but also the lives of countless individuals. These conflicts often escalat ...

Sarah Rose, For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire ... Zheng Yangwen, The Social Life of Opium in China (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Essay (35%, 3000 words) in the WT. Essay (35 ...

PRESENTER:'They then bought up Indian opium and sold it to China, 'buying tea in return. PRESENTER:'And so they created a trading triangle. 'The profits were high, but so was the risk. PRESENTER ...