Author : Arthur John Sargent
Release : 2017-12-12
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Download or read book Anglo-Chinese Commerce and Diplomacy (Mainly in the Nineteenth Century) (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur John Sargent. This book was released on 2017-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Anglo-Chinese Commerce and Diplomacy (Mainly in the Nineteenth Century) Pacts policy of Home Government Dificulties of Captain Elliot jurisdiction Over British subjects: relations with the Viceroy at Canton - The Opium trade: two parties in China: warnings by the Peking authorities: attitude of the British Government Elliott on the Opium trade - Comminioner Lin at Canton: the surrender of the opium: further measures of coercion by Lin Demands of British merchants and criticism of Chinese policy the case for the British Government - Sidelights on the Opium question - The war and the Treaty of Nanking: terms of the treaty - Jurisdiction of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.