COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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First in a series of even treaties signed by Chin with foreigners
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China had to open more ports, pay for cost of Opium War
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Gave Britain Hong Kong
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Granted foreigners extraterritoriality = Right to be tried by their own courts & laws rather than those of China
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Detailed explanation-1: -Peace negotiations proceeded quickly, resulting in the Treaty of Nanjing, signed on August 29. By its provisions, China was required to pay Britain a large indemnity, cede Hong Kong Island to the British, and increase the number of treaty ports where the British could trade and reside from one (Canton) to five.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Nanking was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842.
Detailed explanation-3: -Britain won the war in 1842, leading to the Treaty of Nanking. This treaty gave Hong Kong Island to Britain, allowed for free British trade with any merchants in China, and forced China to pay damages for the destroyed opium.