Lissu sentenced to four years in prison for incitement

China’s drug lesson for the world

A large quantity of "China White" was seized during an arrest in Massachusetts on January 2nd, 2017. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  Jonathan Power

columnist

What you need to know:

  • Today the Chinese authorities regard opium as a singularly bad thing. On this issue mainstream opinion is as black and white as a panda.

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