Trevor is joined once again by Roberto Toro - host of many podcasts - to talk about the United States' participation in The Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and early-19th Century China. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power.

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