The Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking marked the end of the First Opium War. It established the principle of unequal treaties that weakened China’s sovereignty.
The Treaty of Nanking marked the end of the First Opium War. It established the principle of unequal treaties that weakened China’s sovereignty.
The Treaty of Tianjin signed in 1858 after the Second Opium War granted even greater concessions to foreign powers in China further weakend China’s sovereignty.