Opium, Tea, and Barbie Dolls

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Opium, Tea, and Barbie Dolls

A brief history of America and China's shifting attitudes toward globalization

Steven Ujifusa

May 09, 2025

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The British East India Company’s iron steamship *Nemesis* destroying the antiquated Chinese fleet in the Pearl River delta on January 7, 1841. Wikipedia Commons.

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Opium, Tea, and Barbie Dolls

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