Treaties
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- Japan gained Taiwan and other islands
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- Europeans could perform missionary work
- 1856
- The British gained a small piece of land on mainland - China across from Hong Kong
- cob
- Europeans could travel within China (they probably wanted this agreement for trade or missionary work)
- ton
- The British did not have to pay a tribute to trade
- ton
- China had to pay $21 million to cover the cost of the opium that was dumped into the ocean
- 1856
- The British gained an embassy in Beijing (the US, France, Germany and Japan added embassies too)
- bp
- The Chinese had to pay 450 million ounces of silver (over a 40 year period)
- bp
- Imports on weapons ended
- cob
- Foreign diplomats would be allowed in Beijing and port cities
- bp
- Government officials went on trial (some punished, some executed, some committed suicide)
- bp
- An apology was made to Japan and Germany for their diplomats who were killed (during the Boxer Rebellion)
- cob
- British and France (and later other foreign nations) were granted extraterritoriality in their new ports
- 1856
- China promised to protect Christian missionaries and Chinese people who converted to Christianity
- cob
- Europeans could travel along China's rivers
- tos
- Japan got four ports: Shashih, Chungking, Soochow, and Hangchow
- bp
- Chinese forts were destroyed
- ton
- The British took five Chinese ports: Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, and Shanghai
- tos
- China had to pay Japan 200 million silver coins (each weighing 1.32 ounces) over a seven year period - later Japan demanded 30 million more...
- bp
- Ended the civil service exams
- ton
- The British received extraterritoriality in their (Chinese) port cities
- bp
- The Qing had to build monuments for the Westerners who died (during the Boxer Rebellion)
- cob
- The British agreed to help the Qing overthrow the Taiping
- 1856
- Russia gained trading privileges
- tos
- China had to give Korea independence
- 1856
- Russia gained extraterritoriality
- 1856
- Russia gained land where they founded the port of Vladivostok
- ton
- China was forced to give Hong Kong to the British
- 1856
- New ports were opened to foreigners along the Chiang Jiang
- ton
- The British gained Most Favored Nation status
- bp
- Military troops were allowed in Beijing
- cob
- There would be a limited tax on European imports