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Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. by mywittyname on Friday November 01, 2024 @05:10PM (#42021595)
They also fought the Opium Wars over tea (well, trade imbalances resulting from the tea trade).
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Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. by ywvcbk on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:10PM (#42027660)
To 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..
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