Extra History

First Opium War - Trade Deficits and the Macartney Embassy (18x1)

Uitzenddatum: Jun 18, 2016

The British Empire's grasp on the Americas was slipping right at the time when they needed those resources most. The massive amounts of tea they imported from China had created a huge trade deficit, but the Chinese were reluctant to let any Europeans trade outside of the Canton port strictly controlled by the Hong. So Britain sent a formal embassy led by Earl George Macartney.