Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty
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The Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty was the first treaty between Japan
and China
It was signed on 13 September 1871 in Tientsin by Date Munenari
and Plenipotentiary
Li Hongzhang
.
The treaty guaranteed the judiciary rights of Consuls, and fixed trade tariffs between the two countries.
The treaty was ratified in 1873 and was applied until the First Sino-Japanese War
, which led to a renegotiation with the Treaty of Shimonoseki
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and China
China
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It was signed on 13 September 1871 in Tientsin by Date Munenari
Date Munenari
Marquis was the eighth head of the Uwajima Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and a politician of the early Meiji era.-Early life:Munenari was born in Edo, the 4th son of the hatamoto Yamaguchi Naokatsu...
and Plenipotentiary
Plenipotentiary
The word plenipotentiary has two meanings. As a noun, it refers to a person who has "full powers." In particular, the term commonly refers to a diplomat fully authorized to represent his government as a prerogative...
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang or Li Hung-chang , Marquis Suyi of the First Class , GCVO, was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire...
.
The treaty guaranteed the judiciary rights of Consuls, and fixed trade tariffs between the two countries.
The treaty was ratified in 1873 and was applied until the First Sino-Japanese War
First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea...
, which led to a renegotiation with the Treaty of Shimonoseki
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki , known as the Treaty of Maguan in China, was signed at the Shunpanrō hall on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. The peace conference took place from March 20 to April 17, 1895...
.