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来源： 在美国学历史 OVERVIEW Title: A Context of Interconnectedness: The First China War (1840–1842) and the British Empire in Asia Speaker: Professor Gary Luk (The Chinese University of Hong Kong ) Date/Time: November 12, 2024 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Nov 11 | 20:30 – 21:30 PST) Venue: Via Zoom Language: English Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk ABSTRACT This paper examines the transregional thinking that conceptualized the British imperial interests and expansion in Asia from the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the Opium War or “First China War” (1840–1842). It argues that to fully appreciate the nature of the First China War in the history of the British Empire in Asia, it is necessary to examines the ways in which China became integrated into the Indian subempire and its multiple frontiers. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, in terms of British geostrategic thinking and military deployment, China became increasingly connected to British India and its emergi
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