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Portuguese followed by the Dutch and English  \n􀂀 1644 – conquered by Manchus  \n› Qing dynasty  \n› Chinese forced to wear pigtails (sign of subservient status)  \n􀂀 18 th century  \n› Manchus began restricting Europeans – missionaries and traders  \n􀂀 British brought opium from India to Canton › Many Chinese became addicts  \n􀂀 Chinese emperor forbade opium imports › War between British and Chinese  \n􀂀 Treaty of Nanking (1842)  \n› Four additional British ports in China  \n􀁸 Amoy, Ningpo, Foochow, Shanghai › British control over Hong Kong › China had to pay an indemnity › China limited to 5% tariff  \n􀂀 Belgium, France, Holland (Netherlands), Portugal, Prussia (Germany), United States  \n􀂀 Spheres of influence › Exclusive trading areas  \n􀂀 Extraterritoriality  \n› Tried in their own courts and under their own laws  \n􀂀 Also known as the Arrow War  \n􀂀 Results  \n› More Chinese ports opened up to European trade › Opium traffic legalized  \n› Protection of Christian missionaries  \n› All foreign vessels could navigate the Yangtze River › U.S. and Russia also participated in peace process  \n􀁸 Russia’s border extended to Amur River  \n􀁸 Maritime Provinces – Pacific area without permafrost  \n􀁸 Founded Vladivostok in 1860  \n􀂀 Annam, etc.  \n› Merged into French Indo-China (1883)  \n􀂀 Burma (Myanmar)› Annexed by British (1886)  \n􀂀 Formosa  \n› Attacked and taken by Japanese (1895)  \n􀂀 Korea  \n› Annexed by Japanese (1910)  \n􀂀 Liaotung Peninsula (Manchuria)  \n› Concessions to Japanese (1910)  \n􀂀 Imperial powers (particularly Japan and Russia) vied for control of the Manchurian Railway  \n􀂀 France, Germany, and Russia coerced Japan to return the Liaotung Peninsula to  \nChina  \n􀂀 France  \n› Kwangchow – 99-year lease 􀂀 Germany  \n› Shantung Peninsula – sphere of influence 􀂀 Great Britain  \n› Wei-hai-wei – naval base  \n› Yangtze valley – sphere of influence  \n􀂀 Russia  \n› Liaotung Peninsula – lease  \n› Manchuria – economic concessions  \n􀂀 Proposed by U.S. Secretary of State John Hay (1899)  \n􀂀 Fear that China would be carved up between imperialist powers  \n􀂀 Left China’s independence and territory intact  \n􀂀 All nations could trade equally in China  \n􀂀 Endorsed internationally › But not always strictly followed","cbCaicdMuYhvx8L2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicdMuYhvx8L2","pdf",2274265,22,"English","# 16th–18th Century Shifts\n## Trade and European Presence\n## Qing Restrictions and Opium Conflict\n# Treaty System and Consequences\n## Treaty of Nanking (1842)\n## Open Ports, Indemnity, Tariffs\n## Extraterritoriality and Legal Privileges\n# European Powers and Global Expansion\n## Belgium/France/Holland/Portugal/Prussia/U.S.\n## Spheres of Influence and Exclusive Trading Areas\n## Russia, Leases, and Maritime Expansion\n# Later Partition Risks and U.S. Proposal\n## John Hay’s 1899 Plan","[{\"question\":\"How did European powers increase influence in China over time?\",\"answer\":\"The notes describe a shift from early Portuguese trade 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