Category: Asia
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For centuries, China has been regarded as a global superpower of economy, culture, and civilization. Despite its “Century of Humiliation” lasting from the First Opium War in 1839 until the emergence of the People’s Republic of China in 1945, China’s worldwide influence cannot be denied. However, although this prosperity has spanned ages, many consider its…
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On August 24th, 1608, the British East India Company arrived on the coast of Western India with one purpose in mind: trade. India, up to this point, was the mecca of one of the world’s most prosperous trading routes, the Indian Ocean Exchange, offering goods such as cotton textiles, silk, sugar, and spices like pepper,…
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