The Opium War: The Original Trade War

Breaking History

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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It’s been two weeks since President Donald Trump declared war on the global economic system his predecessors painstakingly built up since 1945. Then he partially reversed course, paused most of the tariffs, and focused on China. In this episode, we dive into the last time the world’s most populous country was in a trade war with the world’s richest country. What do the British Empire’s Opium Wars of the 1800s tell us about America’s pending economic divorce with China? Go to groundnews.com/BreakingHistory to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and stay fully informed on today’s biggest news stories. Buy tickets for the first SAPIR Debate: “Is Donald Trump Good for the Jews?” at sapirjournal.org/sapirdebate. CREDITSProducer Poppy DamonExecutive Producer Alex Miller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's been two weeks since President Donald Trump declared war on the global economic system
0:05.6	that his predecessors painstakingly built up since 1945.
0:11.2	Then he partially reversed course, paused most of the tariffs, and focused on China.
0:17.4	In this episode, I dive into the last time the world's most populous country was in a trade war with the world's richest.
0:25.5	Up next, what the British Empire's opium wars tells us about America's pending economic divorce with China.
0:32.7	The San France's 17th the fruits of populism.
0:36.9	Bill Clinton bringing back that neoliberalism.
0:41.0	Lee Javier, Ode, Irving, Berlin,
0:45.2	what happened once happens again?
0:48.9	When news appears a mystery.
0:51.1	So tune into breaking history.
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