Treaty: Treaty of Tianjin [Tien-Tsin], 1858

Anson Burlingame & Burlingame Treaty of 1868

Treaty: Treaty of Tianjin [Tien-Tsin], 1858

1858

Treaty

Note: The Burlingame Treaty was a set of Amendments to the Treaty of Tianjin on China-U.S. trade and Chinese immigration reform in the U.S.

The University of Southern California features a transcription of the 1858 Treaty of Tianjin between the United States and Tianjin Empire, a precursor to the Burlingame Treaty Amendments in 1868. The components of the treaty include the role of the U.S. Minister to China, rules of trade between the United States and Tianjin Empire, and rules of immigration.

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