Treaty of Wanghia

Treaty of Wanghia

Treaty of peace, amity, and commerce, between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire[1]
Type	Bilateral / Unequal
Signed	3 July 1844 (1844-07-03)
Location	Kun Iam Temple in Portuguese Macau
Negotiators	Caleb Cushing Keying
Parties	Qing dynasty  United States
Languages	English and Chinese
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The Treaty of Wanghia (also known as the Treaty of Wangxia; Treaty of peace, amity, and commerce, between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire;^[2] Chinese: [中美]望廈條約 / [中美]望厦条约) was the first of the unequal treaties imposed by the United States on the Qing dynasty. By the terms of the diplomatic agreement, the United States received the same privileges with China that Great Britain had achieved under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. The United States received additional privileges as well, including the right to cabotage on preferential terms and the expansion of extraterritoriality. Imperial China's Qing dynasty signed the treaty with the United States on July 3, 1844, in the Kun Iam Temple. The treaty was subsequently passed by the U.S. Congress and ratified by President John Tyler on January 17, 1845.^[3] The Treaty of Wanghia was formally in effect until the signing of the 1943 Sino-American Treaty for the Relinquishment of Extraterritorial Rights in China.