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China-Great Britain 1842 Treaty of Peace

Nanking, treaty of

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Nanking, treaty of, 1842. The first Chinese war 1839–42 originated when the Chinese authorities seized and destroyed large quantities of opium, which British merchants were importing. After sporadic military and naval actions, the Chinese emperor agreed to open up trade, pay compensation for the loss of the opium, and cede Hong Kong. Queen Victoria wrote that ‘ Albert is very much amused at my having got the island of Hong Kong.’

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Nanjing, Treaty of

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Nanjing, Treaty of (1842) The treaty between Britain and China that ended the First OPIUM WAR. The first UNEQUAL TREATY, it ceded Hong Kong to Britain, broke the Chinese monopoly on trade, and opened the TREATY PORTS of Xiamen (Amoy), Guangzhou (Canton), Fuzhou (Foochow), Ningbo (Ningpo), and Shanghai to foreign trade. Further treaties extended trade and residence privileges to other nations and set up the framework for Western economic expansion in China.
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Nanking, treaty of

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Nanking, treaty of, 1842. The first Chinese War 1839–42 originated when the Chinese authorities seized and destroyed large quantities of opium, which British merchants were importing. After sporadic military and naval actions, the Chinese emperor agreed to open up trade, pay compensation for the loss of the opium, and cede Hong Kong.
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