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Opium consumption (in a solution with tobacco, called madak) was spread by the Dutch to their colony in Taiwan. From there, within a few years, it spread to China, and by the 18th century, opium was being smoked directly. China’s addiction to opium was exploited by the English, who imposed (the Opium Wars) payments in opium, instead of silver, to pay for all the tea the English needed (the English could not afford coffee because it mostly came from Dutch-controlled Indonesia). Finally, in the 19th century, the English began cultivating tea in India to reduce their dependence on China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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