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Jan 27, 2023 27 min

Episode 5 - Introducing the Opium War

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An introduction to the Opium War between Great Britain and the Qing Empire, including introductions of major characters. The Opium War was considered the beginning of China's Century of Humiliations. Lu Kun and William Napier do battle outside Guangzhou. Lin Zexu seizes 20,000 chests of British opium and destroys them. The British seize Hong Kong and Lin then cuts off British food and water. War is coming. Image: "The Opium War Museum Humen Dongguan" by dcmaster is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. You can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechineserevolution For more information, sources and content see: https://chineserevolution.substack.com Or enjoy The Chinese Revolution YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCOjBYMNC_3xjQXKv6ab9YA?sub_confirmation=1

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