How Britain Got China Hooked on Opium I Empires of Dirt
VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng delves into her own family history to remember that time the British Empire was one of the worst drug pushers in history and got China hooked on opium. Empires of Dirt is a show about Europeans getting rich at the expense of everyone else. VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng uncovers the ugly history of the European colonial empires they don’t teach us in schools. Countries around the world were looted for their treasures, people were oppressed and exploited and European powers relentlessly profited. The far-reaching repercussions of colonialism are all around us, from our financial institutions to the food we have in our cupboards at home - and it’s about time we took notice. Watch more episodes from Empires of Dirt How Britain Stole $45 Trillion from India with Trains: • How Britain Stole $45 Trillion from India ... How Your Banks Made Money From Slavery: • How Banks Made Money From Slavery | Empire... Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: / vice Follow us on Instagram: / vice The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: / vice MUNCHIES: / munchies VICE News: / vicenews VICELAND: / vicelandtv Broadly: / broadly Noisey: / noisey Motherboard: / motherboardtv VICE Sports: / noc i-D: / idmagazine Waypoint: / waypointvice
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