How Britain Went to War With China Over Opium A conflict that started in 1840 reverberates today in a resurgent China, where past humiliations are never truly past. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:17,500 Dutchmen Gave Their DNA in a Murder Inquiry. After 20 Years, an Arrest.Nafta, John McCain, Pope Francis: Your Monday Evening BriefingVatican Power Struggle Bursts Into Open as Conservatives PounceNorth Korean State Media Denounce U.S. as Diplomacy StallsAleksei Navalny, Kremlin Critic, Is Jailed Ahead of Pension ProtestsPope Francis, the Accusations and the Back Story