COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Treaty of Guangzhou
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Treaty of Hong Kong
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Treaty of Nanjing
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Treaty of Macau
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hong Kong(including the Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories) has been a part of China ‘s territory since the ancient times. Britain Launched the Opium War against China in 1840 and compelled the Qing government to sign the Treaty of Nanking, permanently ceding the Hong Kong Island to it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Wangxia (Wang-hsia) was the first formal treaty signed between the United States and China in 1844. It served as an American counterpart to the Anglo-Chinese Treaty of Nanjing that ended the First Opium War in 1842.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the First Opium War, China cedes the island of Hong Kong to the British with the signing of the Chuenpi Convention, an agreement seeking an end to the first Anglo-Chinese conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 29 August, British representative Sir Henry Pottinger and Qing representatives Qiying, Yilibu, and Niu Jian signed the treaty, which consisted of thirteen articles.