In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...

A key feature of China’s opium epidemic is that it was state-sponsored. In the early 19th century , British merchants wanted to sell Indian-grown opium in China, while Chinese officials ...

The Opium Wars signalled the start of what is referred to as the “century of humiliation” in China, a period when the country ...

Dr. W. H. G. Aspland, General Secretary of the International Anti-Opium Association in Peking, says: “In two districts in South Fu-Kien the military authorities are planning to raise $15,000,000 ...

The exhibit explores the early days of U.S.-China trade with a focus on Connecticut merchants and sailors who participated in ...

Throughout 2024, China seized 16.3 tonnes of narcotics from overseas sources, representing a 20 percent year-on-year decrease. The Golden Triangle region remained China's primary drug source, ...

During the 1910s, one tin of opium from China cost about $2.50 to produce, and the same tin smuggled into the United States sold for more than $120, according to a news article published by the ...

China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’ with opium figures into the US fentanyl crisis by David Luckey and Scott Savitz, opinion contributors - 08/07/24 10:00 AM ET ...

Acclaimed Chinese artist and sculptor, inaugural United Nations "Artistic Master for the Environment" Yuan Xikun, renowned ...