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EP 48: Opium and Colonialism

Brown History Podcast

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The Chinese Emperor Is Not a Concern

The Chinese emperor is genuinely he does not think the British are like a concern. He doesn't respect their military prowess and they have insulted him by letting them trade in China. His bureaucracy is so weak that he gets such bad information right his intelligence is so poor. The messages coming back are like so poor like they keep telling him what he wants to hear.

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