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What if your daily cup of tea was built on espionage, corporate theft, and imperial ambition?

In this gripping historical documentary, we uncover the astonishing true story of Robert Fortune — a Scottish botanist turned industrial spy, who risked his life to steal China's most prized secret: tea.

Commissioned by the British East India Company in 1848, Fortune disguised himself as a Chinese merchant and infiltrated the forbidden Wuyi Mountains, where foreigners were strictly banned. His mission? To smuggle out live tea plants, unlock centuries-old cultivation techniques, and break China’s tea monopoly.

Through deception, cunning, and innovation, Fortune’s heist reshaped global trade, empowered the British Empire, and laid the foundation for tea plantations in India and Sri Lanka.

🎥 In this video, you'll learn:

The secret history of tea and its global impact

How Britain stole tea plants from China

The role of Robert Fortune and the East India Company

How espionage built the British tea empire

Why your teacup holds more than just leaves — it holds a legacy of empire

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