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Episode: Imperial Twilight: How Trade, Tea, and Opium Led to War
Description: Podcast: Subject to Change (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Imperial Twilight: How Trade, Tea, and Opium Led to WarPub date: 2025-04-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe story of the Opium War is one of history's most consequential yet widely misunderstood conflicts. Professor Stephen Platt joined me to unravel the fascinating web of events that led Britain and China into a collision that would reshape Asia and the global balance of power for centuries to come.Far from being a s...