Treaty of Tientsin
The
Treaties of Tianjin were 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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