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| An account of the effects of foreign imperialism on China |
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In the 1830s, Britain illegally exported opium to China in large quantities, bringing severe damage to China in political, economic social and other aspects. The Qing Government finally made a resolute decision to ban opium smoking and the opium trade in Guangdong.
In 1840, Britain launched an undeclared war on China. Cities and towns along Chinese coast and the Yangtze River were successively attacked by British warships. In August 1842, the Qing Government was forced to sign the Sino-British Treaty of Nanking, the first unequal Treaty in modern Chinese history. During the following 60 years, the Qing Government opened wide its doors to the outside world. Unequal treaties followed one after another, including the Treaty of Wanghea with the United States, the Treaty of Whampoa with France, the Treaty of Aigun with Russia and the Treaty of Shimonoseki with Japan. The treaties contained the humiliating and articles on the cession of territory, the payment of indemnities, stationing of foreign troops, and open opium trading. The colonialist powers took control of China’s Customs administration and rights for port taxes. They enjoyed special privileges that made them exempt from Chiese laws and the power to issue bank notes, seizing China’s sovereignty by taking over control of territories. The Chinese people hated the unequal treaties.
This is part of an online Humanities Studies resource at:
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