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First Opium War
The air in Canton was thick and restless—a city on the edge. Somewhere behind the smells of tea and opium, a storm was gathering, and no one could say who would survive when it broke.Imagine the clamor of crowded streets, the clang of temple bells, and the hush of secret deals. In the Pearl River Delta of the early eighteen hundreds, two worlds collided every day: ancient China and the ambitions of British traders. But beneath all the noise, there was something darker at work.Aurelius and Malik take on this case in full — 5 chapters, 31 minutes, one complete story.Learn more at…
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