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Who was interested in China and why?

Who was interested in China and why?. Commissioner Lin’s letter to Queen Victoria complaining about the Opium trade. First Opium War: 1839-1842 leads to Treaty of Nanjing. Tensions continue. French Catholic Missionary Auguste Chapdelaine . The ‘martyrdom’ of Auguste Chapdelaine in Yaoshan.

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Who was interested in China and why?

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  1. Who was interested in China and why?

  2. Commissioner Lin’s letter to Queen Victoria complaining about the Opium trade.

  3. First Opium War: 1839-1842 leads to Treaty of Nanjing.

  4. Tensions continue French Catholic Missionary Auguste Chapdelaine

  5. The ‘martyrdom’ of Auguste Chapdelaine in Yaoshan

  6. Second Opium War 1856-60

  7. Anglo-French forces reach Beijing and the Qing Dynasty sue for peace Picture: the Summer Palace one week before its destruction by Lord Elgin (son of the famous Lord Elgin who took the Elgin Marbles in Athens)

  8. Japan enters the diplomatic arena Clashes with China over Korea: A pro-Japanese diplomat was killed by Yuan Shikai and his body displayed in Korea as a warning to the Japanese.

  9. Rise of Japan's Military The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Japanese Navy

  10. http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/throwing_off_asia_02/index.htmlhttp://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/throwing_off_asia_02/index.html

  11. What does this cartoon suggest?

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