Colonial Drug Trafficking and the British Empire – nemonemini Uncategorized July 25, 2020 1 Minute When China’s Qing Emperor Daoguang ordered the destruction of opium stocks in the port of Canton (Guangzhou) in 1838, the British Empire declared war on China on the grounds that it was obstructing the “free flow” of commodity trade. Source: Colonial Drug Trafficking and the British Empire – Global ResearchGlobal Research – Centre for Research on Globalization Share this:TweetLike this:Like Loading... Related Published by nemonemini View all posts by nemonemini Published July 25, 2020