Treaty of Wanghia

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bilateral treaty

The Treaty of Wanghia was an 1844 agreement between the United States and Qing China that granted the U.S. significant trading rights and extraterritorial privileges, marking the first formal diplomatic treaty between the two nations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Wanghia canonical	2
Treaty of Whampoa	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sino-American Treaty of Wanghia NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Wangxia NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsProvision	extraterritorial jurisdiction for U.S. consuls over American citizens ⓘ fixed tariff schedule for American trade ⓘ most-favored-nation clause ⓘ prohibition on U.S. citizens trading in opium in China ⓘ provisions on religious liberty for Americans in China ⓘ provisions on shipwrecks and protection of American sailors ⓘ
countrySignatory	Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned	1844-07-03 ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Tianjin (1858) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tientsin NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedRight	extraterritoriality for U.S. citizens in China ⓘ fixed low import duties for American goods ⓘ most-favored-nation status to the United States in China ⓘ right for Americans to build churches in treaty ports ⓘ right for Americans to buy land in treaty ports ⓘ right for Americans to employ Chinese as servants or workers ⓘ right for Americans to establish hospitals in treaty ports ⓘ right for U.S. warships to enter Chinese ports for supplies ⓘ
historicalContext	followed the First Opium War ⓘ followed the Treaty of Nanjing ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
legalEffect	established extraterritorial courts for U.S. citizens in China ⓘ limited Chinese jurisdiction over American citizens ⓘ made the United States a most-favored nation in Chinese trade ⓘ
locationSigned	Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanghia NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Caleb Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ
openedPort	Amoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ Ningbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Treaty of Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to establish formal diplomatic relations between the United States and Qing China ⓘ to regulate trade between the United States and Qing China ⓘ
signatoryRepresentative	Caleb Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ Qiying NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	contributed to the system of unequal treaties imposed on Qing China ⓘ first formal diplomatic treaty between the United States and Qing China ⓘ integrated the United States into the treaty port system in China ⓘ marked the beginning of official Sino-American relations ⓘ
yearSigned	1844 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of the Bogue → relatedTo → Treaty of Wanghia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Whampoa

United States–China relations → formalDiplomaticRelationsTreaty → Treaty of Wanghia ⓘ