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Open Door Policy Notes (1899)
Secretary of State John Hay drew up both Open Door policy notes. (image: Wiki Commons) In 1899, America developed an Open Door Policy to secure free trade and commerce in China. At that time, the...
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Boxer Rebellion: China Relief Expedition (1900)
An international force put down the Chinese Boxer Rebellion. (Photo credit: Wikicommons) The Boxer Rebellion was largely the response of China’s peasantry to foreign imperialism. Europe, America and...
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The US and Christianity in China
Christianity in China has a long history. Much of it can be described as an ebb and flow of acceptance and rejection. Nevertheless, over the years Christianity has played a role in the transformation...
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Imperialism in China and the Open Door
By the late 1800′s Europe and Japan appeared ready to absorb China into their colonial empires. The United States attempted to keep China independent and open to free trade. This was accomplished with...
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Root-Takahira Agreement (1908)
The Root-Takahira Agreement was signed in 1908. It grew out of tensions arising out of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). The agreement was between Japan and the United States. Both countries agreed...
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Lansing-Ishii Agreement (1917)
The Lansing-Ishii Agreement was an exchange of notes between the United States and Japan. The exchange occurred in 1917. It occurred during World War I and attempted to resolve concerns over Japanese...
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US-Taiwan Mutual Defense Treaty (1954)
The Mutual Defense Treaty of 1954 established a defense pact between the USA and Nationalist China. The treaty was in response to Communist China’s shelling of Nationalist held islands in the Taiwan...
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Formosa Resolution (1955)
The Formosa Resolution was passed by Congress in 1955. It followed soon after the passage of the US-Taiwan Mutual Defense Treaty. The resolution authorized the President to use military force to defend...
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America and the Taiwan Strait Crisis
The United States came close to nuclear war with China during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in the 1950′s. In the years that followed, two additional crises in the Strait increased tensions between the...
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Timeline of American Conflicts in Chinese History
A timeline of American conflicts in Chinese history is displayed. Events from the age of European imperialism, to Japanese imperialism, to the present are presented. The American conflicts in Chinese...
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