The First Opium War began as a trade dispute, but it quickly exposed a deeper power struggle between Britain and Qing China. Britain faced a massive silver drain because Chinese merchants demanded ...

In the 19th Century, the British East India Company was buying up huge amounts of Chinese goods – tea, silk, porcelain and more – but China was not interested in buying... Here’s What You Need to Know ...

The fentanyl epidemic in the U.S. is intensely tragic for individuals and damaging to society, but it is not without precedent. For nearly a century, widespread Chinese addiction to opium destroyed ...