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

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 Middle Kingdom erred greatly by giving up on foreign trade just as China’s seafarers had begun to make major ...

In the second Opium War, from 1856-1860, Britain allied with France, and again the imperial power came out on top, forcing China to open up eleven additional ports to foreign trade and maintain ...

In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a ...