A scene from 1842 during the first Opium War between China and Britain. Such battles more than 150 years ago were about control over trade, finance, and sovereignty — much like China’s ...

The 19th century Opium Wars between England and China had lasting ramifications for both countries—so much so that in some ways the wars never ended.

Stephen R. Platt reviews "The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China," by Julia Lovell. In the Opium War, China won at most one battle—and even that was largely due to the weather.

burmaXX_opium_PH01.JPG A group of new recruits to the Shan State Army sing war songs on the parade grounds in December, 2007. Colonel Yawd Serk, the leader of the Shan State Army, claims the ...

The United States is losing the New Opium War with China. Leaders in Washington, D.C. appear unwilling to acknowledge that a fight even exists. A crisis of addiction in China in the 19th century ...

The Opium Wars: Devastation in China The British-Chinese Opium Wars (1839–1860) were driven by Britain’s trade of opium in exchange for Chinese tea and silk, generating enormous profits. When ...

What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and ... A painting from circa 1843 by British artist Edward Duncan depicting a scene from the Second Battle of Chuenpi in January 1841 between ...