IIRC, one of the reasons for the Opium Wars was Europe running out of precious metals from the ridiculous trade deficits they had with China. Atleast that's what one of my Humanities professors said though he was full of crap half hte time.
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IIRC, one of the reasons for the Opium Wars was Europe running out of precious metals from the ridiculous trade deficits they had with China. Atleast that's what one of my Humanities professors said though he was full of crap half hte time.
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