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255. Victorian Narcos: From Opium To Fentanyl (Ep 9)

2025/5/14
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Anita Arnon: 作为主持人，我非常高兴能邀请到 Stephen Platt 参与本次关于鸦片战争的讨论。我们一直对他的著作《帝国暮光》赞不绝口，这本书深刻地揭示了鸦片战争的真相。在整个系列节目中，我们多次提及 Stephen 的研究成果，并从中获益匪浅。我对 Stephen 能抽出时间与我们分享他的见解表示衷心的感谢，并期待着能与他进行深入的交流。 William Durupal: 我认为中国历史的各个方面都紧密相连，理解这些联系至关重要。在之前的节目中，我们讨论了第一次鸦片战争的残酷，英国凭借其先进的武器对中国军队进行了屠杀。英国军官甚至对自己的行为感到厌恶，并请求停止进一步的攻击。战争不仅暴露了满清政府和汉族人民之间的矛盾，也为后来的社会动荡埋下了伏笔。我希望通过对这些历史事件的分析，能更全面地理解中国近代史的复杂性。 Stephen Platt: 我在研究中发现，许多英国海军军官对参与鸦片战争感到不安，他们认为这场战争是不光彩的，继续下去毫无荣誉可言。他们甚至向上级请求停止攻击中国城市，因为他们认为这无异于谋杀。此外，南京条约虽然结束了第一次鸦片战争，但并没有解决鸦片问题，反而为未来的冲突埋下了隐患。我希望通过我的研究，能让更多人了解鸦片战争的真相，并从中吸取教训。

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What led to the Second Opium War? Why wasn’t China colonised by Europeans? When did China start referring to this period as the “century of humiliation” and how did this narrative shape nationalism in the 20th century?

Anita and William are joined by Stephen R. Platt, author of Imperial Twilight, for the final instalment of this series in which they discuss the Second Opium War and how its legacy continues to shape geopolitics today.

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