An interesting article on the Opium Wars.
Here's What You Need to Know: China will never forget its humiliation at the hands of the West.
In 1839, England went to war with China because it was upset that Chinese officials had shut down its drug trafficking racket and confiscated its dope.
The National Interest
Sebastien Robin - "Century of Humiliation": China Hasn't Forgotten the Opium Wars
They won't forget their humiliation at the swords of the Japanese either.
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