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To: arun gera who wrote (64364)	5/28/2005 12:13:10 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) of 74559

"Although this story is well known in Asia, few Americans are familiar with it." Is that part of the intro to the article ? ********* Opium wars and Boxer rebellion were in almost every high school history book, at least in the 1960s. Usually critical mentions of foreign consessions and the carve up of China by European powers are standard. Sun Yat-Sen is included, always favorably. Japanese invasion of Manchuria is mentioned. Rape of Nanking is much less well known. I think it is a little too horrible for high school text books. ***** There's Lots of history most Americans don't know about. The Opium wars are not one of those items. ***************** The LaRouche stuff tends to be pretty good, but they do have their own spin on events, usually subtle.

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