Episode 9 - Treaties and Concessions

In this episode, the Treaty of Nanjing and the other Unequal Treaties are discussed, as well as the growth of foreign concessions in China. During the Second Opium War, also known as the Anglo-French Expedition to China, the Imperial Summer Palace is looted and burned. China losses vast territories to Russia. These events were humiliating to China but the treaties freed its resources to battle the many rebellions growing in Qing Dynasty China.

Image: "China ChengDe - Qing Summer Report & Palace" by Toby Simkin is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

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