The previously unmarked grave of a British soldier who fell fighting for his country in the First World War has been identified more than a century after his death. Lance Corporal George ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the ...

The Chinese resisted the opium trade. This led to war, after the Chinese destroyed all the British opium in China. The Chinese army and navy were no match for the British navy. As a result of ...

The Professor of English Language and Literature at Brock University specifically notes that the First Opium War, fought between China and the British Empire from 1839–1842, began as a trade ...

Further hostilities broke out in the Second Opium War of 1856-58 when combined British and French forces again inflicted ...

which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military expedition to force China to open its market to Indian ...

which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military expedition to force China to open its market to Indian ...