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Treaty of Nanking – Part 2: Negotiating Under the Gun
Aboard a British warship anchored off Nanking, history hung in the balance. The air was thick with threat and hope, as two exhausted empires faced each other across a polished table—one wielding military might, the other clinging to dignity. In August of 1842, the HMS Cornwallis became an unlikely diplomatic theater. For the British, Sir Henry Pottinger led negotiations, appointed plenipotentiary by London.
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