The first of those, the Treaty of Nanking, ended the First Opium War between Britain and the Qing dynasty in 1842. It required China to pay a massive indemnity, cede the island of Hong Kong to the ...

In the treaty of Nanking which followed this conflict, in 1842, China was made to agree that her tariff duties should be at fixed rates, and the next year a tariff schedule of 5 percent ad valorem was ...

Until 1842 British citizens were only supposed to be resident ... later became government interpreter for the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Nanking. (See MS. 5830, 5831). Moreover, the state ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes ...

Since an Indigenous protest movement surged in the 1970s, Treaty considerations have been a growing part of New Zealand law. Redress efforts have bolstered a dwindling Māori language and culture ...