On July 3, 1844,Cushing and the Qing Dynasty official Qiying
signed the Treaty of Wangxia.
望厦条约。
The Treaty of Wanghia was the first of the unequal treaties
imposed by the United States on the Qing dynasty.
That must be a consequence of the first Opium War.
The First Opium War was the beginning of
the Century of Humiliation. It's also when Hong Kong became
a British colony.
I'm quite familiar with that part of history.
You're from Hong Kong, after all.
Speaking of which, I must say Margaret Thatcher made a
serious mistake by asking Deng Xiaoping to
let Britain keep Hong Kong under the British administration.
Do you mean the Iron Lady wasn't sensitive to how Chinese
felt about the First Opium War and the consequent
unequal treaties?
Exactly. She badly miscalculated and misfired. No Chinese
leaders would sign away Hong Kong again. She should not
even bring it up in the first place no matter what.
You have a point. The late British prime minister had
no idea about the Century of Humiliation.
renqiulan
2024-02-11 22:49:08On July 3, 1844,Cushing and the Qing Dynasty official Qiying