China is forced to cede Hong Kong …
Years: 1842 - 1842
China is forced to cede Hong Kong to Britain in 1842.
Britain is also granted extraterritoriality.
Other Western Powers, such as France and the United States, will soon extract similar privileges from China.
Locations
People
Groups
- Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- France, constitutional monarchy of
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony of
