Egged on by Sir Jardine Matheson, Lord Palmerston declares war on China when Lin Zexu destroys the British opium stocks. Poem “After Kipling: Apology for the First Opium War” written and performed by John Crow. The Steampunk Opium Wars is written and narrated by Anna Chen. With Paul Anderson, Louise Whittle, Hugo Trebels, Neil Hornick, […]
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Is it my imagination or is cuddly President Barack Obama picking a fight with China?
No sooner has the world begun to heal after the Bush neocon excesses that led to such bloodshed in the Middle east, than Obama announces a tectonic shift in US imperialist policy.
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Was it something I said? When a friend received a tea-tasting invitation from the East India Company, based in one of the swankier streets of London’s West End, we did indeed do a double-take. But, hey, a tea tasting? I’ve never been to one of those, so last night off we trundled in the spirit
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To the charming visitor to this blog who is demanding that we Chinese should refrain from discussing aspects of our own history (comment here) because he, “As a Jew who is well aware of REAL victimization” says “get over it.” And I say “Phooey!” In fact I say, “Hong Kong Phooey with brass nobs on.”
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