Extraterritoriality
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Extraterritoriality or exterritoriality is a term of doctrine used in law, particularly international law, to denote the circumstance of either being exempt from "foreign" laws or the application of f
Plaque on an external wall of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Rome) indicating its extraterritorial status
A hearing of the International Mixed Court at Shanghai, c. 1905
José Martí Park in Tampa, Florida, was donated to Cuba in 1956.
First Opium War
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The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and Qing China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chine
The East India Company steamship Nemesis (right background) destroying war junks during the Second Battle of Chuenpi, 7 January 1841
View of Guangzhou with merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company, c. 1665
View of the European factories in Guangzhou
Chinese opium smokers