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100	1		_aGAO Ming
245			_aCompeting for opium profits: _bthe Japanese Empire and imperial subjects in Manchukuo, 1932-1937/ _cMing Gao
260			_c2022
520			_aThis paper highlights the lives of Japanese and Korean subjects of Imperial Japan who were involved in opium production and circulation in Manchukuo. It discusses the dynamics, practices, and experiences of opium production and circulation. This paper provides a new reading of the diverse beneficiaries on the ground and of the opium industry in Manchukuo from the angles of production and circulation. Even as authorities continued to make significant revenue from the opium trade, the opium industry provided opportunities for diverse actors to profit from taking part in the state opium monopoly scheme. The interplay of these actors eroded Japanese imperial control over the new state. By dissecting the entanglement of the complex nature of the opium industry within a regional context, the paper demonstrates how the state actors were compelled to take action to combat illegal opium growing and selling.
650			_aMANCHUKUO
650			_aJAPANESE EMPIRE
650			_aIMPERIAL SUBJECTS
650			_aOPIUM
650			_aEXTRATERRITORIAL RIGHTS
773			_aCritical Asian Studies: _gVol 54, No 3, September 2022, pp.470-486 (95)
598			_aJAPAN
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14672715.2022.2095293 _zClick here for full text
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