Polity British Concession in Zhenjiang

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A British Concession in China obtained after the Second Opium War.

Establishment

  • January 1862: Establishment of the British Concession in Zhenjiang in accordance to the Treaty of Tientsin signed after China's defeat in the Second Opium War..

Chronology

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1. Century of humiliation

A period (1839-1949) of foregin interventions in China resulting in the occupation, conquest or lease of large territories by foregin countries.

1.1. Concessions in China

During the XIX and XX century China was forced into treaties with foreign powers that established concessions (factually enclaves) in its territory.

  • January 1862: Establishment of the British Concession in Zhenjiang in accordance to the Treaty of Tientsin signed after China's defeat in the Second Opium War..
  • January 1930: The Kuomintang government revoked the British concession at Zhenjiang in 1929.

Disestablishment

  • January 1930: The Kuomintang government revoked the British concession at Zhenjiang in 1929.