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The British emissary Lord Elgin, in further …
Years: 1859 - 1859
The British emissary Lord Elgin, in further negotiations in Shanghai later in the year, had forced China to legalize the so-called coolie trade (unskilled contract laborers shipped from China, particularly the southern ports of Amoy and Macau, to developing European colonial areas, such as Hawaii, Ceylon, Malaya, and the Caribbean) and the importation of opium and fixes a small tariff rate for opium importation.
The Chinese, however, refuse to ratify the treaties, and ...
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- Russian Empire
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- France, Second Empire of
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- Colonization of Asia, French
- Colonization of Asia, British
- China: Famine of 1850-73
- Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1852-63
- Opium War, Second (Arrow War)
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Years: 1859 - 1859
Locations
People
Groups
- Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- France, Second Empire of
Topics
- Colonization of Asia, French
- Colonization of Asia, British
- China: Famine of 1850-73
- Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1852-63
- Opium War, Second (Arrow War)
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Products
- Watercraft
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Finance
Regions
Subregions