Sad fact: #Britain once fought an actual f'ing war to keep Opium exports from India flowing into China. As a result a significant portion of the population of China was literally addicted to narcotics for years until the government finally banned it and instituted forced abstinence on the victims.

China has not forgotten this national tragedy and the memories of that is central to the currently rising tide of anti-Western sentiment in the country today.

#china #drugs #history


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