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The British imperial game works because it incentivizes local elites in India and China to cooperate: help Britain steal, and Britain helps them move wealth and children abroad.
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Imperial Cooperation
The British imperial game works because it incentivizes local elites in India and China to cooperate: help Britain steal, and Britain helps them move wealth and children abroad.
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"And the same idea was... The opium went into China, and then silver and money went back to England, okay? And then, this money..."
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"And the reason why is... Remember, last class, the local elites aren't confident with each other anyway, okay? And what they're looking for is..."
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Chinese students are chasing English, dollars, and Western immigration because they are already inside a British-made world game.
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