How the world’s richest man saved China twice

Transcript

Hello everyone, welcome back. I'm Lei. Today we're going to talk about one of the world's earliest trade wars between China and Britain 200 years ago. At the center of it all was the richest man on earth at the time, a Chinese merchant who found himself caught in the crossfire of empires. Our story begins with a young American, John Mory Forbes. No... Read More