Treaty of Tientsinzh-cn:天津条约 zh-tw:天津條約 The Treaties of Tientsin was signed in June 1858, ending the first part of the Second Opium War (1856-1860). France, Russia, and the United States were party. These treaties opened eleven more Chinese ports (see Treaty of Nanjing) to the foreigners, permitted foreign legations in Beijing, allow Christian missionary activity, and legalised the import of opium.They were ratified by the Emperor of China in the Beijing Convention in 1860, after the end of the war. See also: Imperialism in Asia |
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"I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means." - Clarence Darrow, Scopes trial, 1925. |
