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EP 48: Opium and Colonialism

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The Opium Trade Is a Complex Issue

The opium trade that kind of first brings money into Hong Kong and yeah it's just as the base for British like trade in that part of the world. It goes from being basically being described as this is from the British point of view to becoming a banking hub. So why do you think the opium trade isn't taught in schools? I guess it's embarrassing the chapter for a lot of nations, he says.

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