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#322 - Opium War 7: The Throat of the Empire

Mar 19, 202647:14Society & Culture

The new envoy from London arrives at Qing's doorstep in August 1842 with a simple mandate: stop allowing Britain to be "humbugged" & finish the war Elliot started. What follows is the British Empire at its most efficient...

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#322 - Opium War 7: The Throat of the Empire is an episode from The History of China by Chris Stewart. The new envoy from London arrives at Qing's doorstep in August 1842 with a simple mandate: stop allowing Britain to be "humbugged" & fini...

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Published Mar 19, 2026, 47:14 long, audio available.

#322 - Opium War 7: The Throat of the Empire

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