Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age, by Stephen R. Platt, Knopf, 592 pages, $35 Stephen R. Platt believes that the so-called Opium War of 1839–1842 was one of ...

The 19th century Opium Wars between England and China had lasting ramifications for both countries—so much so that in some ways the wars never ended. Former Travel Editor The politics of ...

The Opium Wars, in other words, helped communist revolutionaries take control of China after it was freed from its last foreign occupier, Imperial Japan, during World War II.

The Opium Wars In the first half of the 19th century, the British government faced an economic problem. Imports of tea, porcelain and silk from China had created a large trade imbalance .

In 1839, an imperial Chinese official named Lin Zexu came to this town at the mouth of the Pearl River delta to supervise the destruction of 20,000 chests of British opium, triggering a chain of ...

The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century were fought between the Western powers and the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1912. Two wars took place, both fought essentially over the ...

There is disunity not only on the opium problem but on how to fight the war. Doug Wankel said, “Americans have this image of being cowboyish and pushy, and we’ve suffered in this from what’s ...

A scene from 1842 during the first Opium War between China and Britain. Such battles more than 150 years ago were about control over trade, finance, and sovereignty — much like China’s ...

The Glitch delves into the intricate narrative of drug use in Korea, exploring its historical roots from the Opium Wars to contemporary challenges faced by K-pop idols, to unravel societal ...

The Opium Wars In the first half of the 19th century, the British government faced an economic problem. Imports of tea, porcelain and silk from China had created a large trade imbalance .

The Opium Wars. In the first half of the 19th century, the British government faced an economic problem. Imports of tea, ...