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The Opium War: The Original Trade War

The Opium War: The Original Trade War

Breaking History

April 16, 202552m 6sExplicit

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Show Notes

It’s been two weeks since President Donald Trump declared war on the global economic system his predecessors painstakingly built up since 1945. Then he partially reversed course, paused most of the tariffs, and focused on China. In this episode, we dive into the last time the world’s most populous country was in a trade war with the world’s richest country. What do the British Empire’s Opium Wars of the 1800s tell us about America’s pending economic divorce with China?


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CREDITS
Producer Poppy Damon
Executive Producer Alex Miller

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