#opiumwar

[omniatlas]

The Arctic 160 years ago today: Amur Acquisition (13 Aug 1859) https://buff.ly/2YLPKmb Russian expeditions and settlers had been infiltrating China's Amur region since the late 1840s. After the Crimean War exposed the vulnerability of Russia's Pacific possessions to naval attack, the Tsar agreed to back these settlements to consolidate power in the Far East. Taking advantage of China's embroilment in the Second Opium War, the Russians managed to persuade the Chinese to cede first the land to the north of the Amur River then, after negotiations between the Chinese and the Allies briefly broke down, the land to the south (Primorye). #arctic #history #welovehistory #map #1850s #19thcentury #victorianera #victorian #1859 #allies #amur #august #august13 #amuria #russianfareast #chineseempire #qingdynasty #russianempire #britishempire #opiumwar #khabarovsk #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #geopolitics (at Khabarovsk, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GLmjJgUlb/?igshid=1xyqw4codt20z

[n5701-inc]

From Tea to Opium: The Trade War that Redefined Asia

The First Opium War was a conflict that broke out between China and Britain over the trade of opium, a highly addictive drug derived from the poppy plant. The war lasted from 1839 to 1842 and resulted in a humiliating defeat for China, which had to cede Hong Kong to Britain and open up its ports and markets to foreign influence. The war also marked the beginning of China’s “century of…

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[gordoncheung]

Plateau 2018 Financial newspaper, archival inkjet, acrylic and sand on linen 🐃 #CollageArt #CollageArtist #FineArt #MultimediaArt #OpiumWar #SilkRoad #ChineseHistory #ChineseArt #BritishChineseArtist #LandscapeArt #MixedMediaArt #LandscapePainting #Surrealism #SurrealArt #SandArt #EpicPainting #EpicArt #Landscape https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0Mijql8vQ/?igshid=12t3tfitpq385

[drweieu]

The king made articulated that ´ our country is in the war ´. today I recommend this Chinese movie for 2 reasons: 1st, it's written during war in 1940s. the author was a girl alone studying in HK, from Shanghai ancient French concession. the first time I read it I can't help crying, moved by the love story in her book and the struggles of those people in war. 2nd, the author's grandma's father used to be the PM of China, in 19th century, who worked with my grandpa's grandpa for anti-opioid movement. so I make friendly recommendation with pleasure. if we have the spirit fighting against the COVID likewise that in #opiumwar , we shall be certainly conquering the disease. https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B2%89%E9%A6%99%E5%B1%91%C2%B7%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E7%82%89%E9%A6%99/22735917?fromtitle=%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E7%82%89%E9%A6%99&fromid=3197189 https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfis4Tg4OK/?igshid=duyrut2q4a4b

[gordoncheung]

String of Pearls, 2020 Financial newspaper, archival inkjet, acrylic on linen In 2004, U.S. defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton coined the term “String of Pearls” to describe China’s strategy in the waters stretching south of the Eurasian continent. While the report, “Energy Futures in Asia,” is not publicly available, those with access have consistently cited one line: ‘China is building strategic relationships along the sea lanes from the Middle East to the South China Sea in ways that suggest defensive and offensive positioning to protect China’s energy interests, but also to serve broad security objectives.’ This description is followed by examples, which include the disputed islands in the South China Sea, as well as a series of strategically significant ports, such as Gwadar in Pakistan and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar and an ambitious canal project in Thailand that, if successful, would provide Chinese vessels an alternative to the Strait of Malacca. This allows China alternatives to sea lane choke points controlled by India and USA. China is surrounded by over 400 US military bases and after Hillary Clinton’s declaration of ‘America’s Pacific Century’ when she was Secretary of State, China responded with the construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea to effectively create stationary aircraft carriers used to claim disputed territory and to protect the maritime silk route. In the painting the lines depicted like a star map are the ports China has invested into and also depicts an oil tanker route. On the bottom left is the ghost like gunboat of ‘Nemesis’ that was used by Britain to wage war on China to force consumption of Opium under semi-colonial rule that was exploited by other Western powers and Japan whom also invaded. The sacred mountain in the background hovers like an ominous wave. 💧 #GordonCheung #StringOfPearls #TearsOfParadise #OpiumWar #Nemesis #MaritimeSilkRoad (Edel Assanti) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8W0ko7FF7Z/?igshid=p5xhgwsmqj2z

[madcapster]

A memorial to lt Robert Burn Anderson. Who died during the second opium war in a China. Not a war that covered the UK in glory. The terrible parallels between the Iraq war and the second opium war are stark. We went into the second opium war with false pretences just like in Iraq. We don’t learn from history and this young man died because of what old men in Westminster did. Such is the stupidity and tragedy of war #china #glasgow #opiumwar #history #war (at Glasgow Cathedral) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1O-n2onN8e/?igshid=naffk8ab5pv6

[londonpicturescapital]

People keep trying to harm other eventually harm itself. Fact: almost all food products in US are GMO source poison and addiction another side of #smallpox ##China #opiumwar That fact Wal-Mart Files Patent for Robot Bees to Pollinate Crops https://www.march-against-monsanto.com/wal-mart-files-patent-for-robot-bees-to-pollinate-crops/

[2imen]

#books #amitavghosh #ibistrilogy #opiumwar #china #india #reading #history #fiction Just finished the third and final book of this amazing trilogy. I have little doubt that Amitav Ghosh will some day soon will receive a Nobel for Literature. It is historical fiction, covering opium trade and The Opium War, that led to China conceding Hong Kong and many other concessions to Great Britain. Ghosh is a masterful story teller, he’s also remarkable in the accuracy of his respect of languages, cultures, traditions and above all history. Very highly recommended reading.