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Treaty of Nanking – Part 4: The World Remade
In the wake of the Treaty of Nanking, East Asia was transformed. The cession of Hong Kong gave Britain a strategic stronghold, a gateway for trade and military power. The five treaty ports—Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, and Shanghai—flourished with foreign merchants. Trade boomed, but so did the influx of opium and foreign influence.
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