China is forced to cede Hong Kong…

1842 CE

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.

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Hong Kong > Victoria Hong Kong China View →

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Daoguang Emperor View →

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Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, constitutional monarchy of View → Hong Kong, British Crown Colony of View →

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Opium War, First View → Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1840-51 View →

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