An Economist Lectures about Victoria 3: 2nd Opium War and The Taiping Rebellion (History only)
China had a "Century of Humiliation" that started in the early 19th Century. The British Empire led the way in exploiting unrest under the Qing to press for deeper control of the Imperial government. France, the USA, Russia, and other nations joined in with the British in using military force (or the threat of military force) to both weaken the Qing and then prop them up as their favored government to deal with in the region. Let's take a look at the history and how high-minded ideals clashed with cold hard profits.
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The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 by Robert Bickers
Fight for Nanging, Shanghai, and Hangzhou (HMS Amethyst Incident)
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