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EP 48: Opium and Colonialism

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What's the Beginning of the Opium Trade?

The first trade with India regarding opium is the British importing it for use in Britain. The Portuguese start trading it with China a little bit, the Dutch are the first to really go, hey, this could be something that can make us rich. So they're taking opium from India and they're trading at the Southeast Asia in exchange for like spices and they're taking those spices back to, back to Europe.

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