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The East India Company's Theft of China’s Tea Secrets

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Tea Thievery and Espionage

This chapter discusses the challenges and risks faced by Robert Fortune as he collected tea plants and seeds from China and transplanted them to India. It explores Fortune's disguise as a visitor and his successful efforts to collect samples from tea factories. The chapter also mentions his discovery of color additives in green tea and how the East India Company used this information to promote British-grown tea.

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