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Open Door
(Encyclopedia)Open Door, maintenance in a certain territory of equal commercial and industrial rights for the nationals of all countries. As a specific policy, it was first advanced by the United States, but it was...Great Wall of China
(Encyclopedia)Great Wall of China, series of fortifications, c.3,890 mi (6,260 km) long (not including trenches and natural defensive barriers), winding across N China from Gansu prov. to Liaoning prov. The wall, r...Sino-Japanese War, First
(Encyclopedia)Sino-Japanese War, First, 1894–95, conflict between China and Japan for control of Korea in the late 19th cent. The Li-Ito Convention of 1885 provided for mutual troop withdrawals and advance notifi...Chinghai
(Encyclopedia)Chinghai, China: see Qinghai.Chinkiang
(Encyclopedia)Chinkiang, China: see Zhenjiang. ...Gulja
(Encyclopedia)Gulja, China: see Yining.Hsinking
(Encyclopedia)Hsinking, China: see Changchun.Macao
(Encyclopedia)Macao, China: see Macau.Mukden
(Encyclopedia)Mukden, China: see Shenyang.Nanking
(Encyclopedia)Nanking, China: see Nanjing.Browse by Subject
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