ujian Province in China. Historically known as Amoy, Xiamen was the world's premier tea port where four ships sailed to Boston in 1773, which led to the Boston Tea Party and the American Independence Revolution. In childhood, I had apprenticed in herbal medicine and carpentry. After graduating from high school at 16

t more than 100,000 (and possibly as many as 450,000) people dead. And let's remember that a decade EFTA_R1_02204482 EFTA02720826 passed between the Boston Tea Party and the American victory in the Revolutionary War. There are, of course, plenty of reasons for pessimism in the short- and perhaps even medium-term