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Desiring to establish firm, lasting, and sincere friendship between the two nations, have resolved to fix, in a manner clear and positive, by means of a treaty or general convention of peace, amity, and commerce, the rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the intercourse of their respective countries: For which most desirable object, the President of the United States has conferred full powers on their commissioner Caleb Cushing, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to China: and the August Sovereign of the Ta Tsing Empire on his minister and commissioner extraordinary Tsiyeng, of the Imperial house, a vice-guardian of the heir apparent, governor-general of the Two Kwangs, and superintendant general of the trade and foreign intercourse of the Five Ports. And the said Commissioners, after having exchanged their said full powers, and duly considered the premises, have agreed to the following articles: Article I. There shall be a perfect, perm

Treaty of Wanghia - Wikisource, the free online library Jump to content Download From Wikisource ← Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce, with tariff of duties, signed at Wang Hiya, (in the outskirts of Macao) July 3, 1844. ( 1844 ) → related portals : Bilateral documents , United States , China sister projects : Wikipedia article , Wikidata item 130665 Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce, with tariff of duties, signed at Wang Hiya, (in the outskirts of Macao) July 3, 1844. 1844 TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, AND COMMERCE, BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CHINESE EMPIRE DATED AT WANG HIYA

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