What is Treaty of Nanking?
The British forced China to sign the '''Treaty of Nanking''' after China lost the [[Opium_Wars#First Opium War|First Opium War]] in 1842. The treaty stated that China had to give Britain [[Hong Kong]], 2 billion dollars cash, and open 5 port cities. This led China to give up sovereignty to Europe.<ref name=USC>{{cite web|url=https://china.usc.edu/treaty-nanjing-nanking-1842|access-date=February 6, 2021|title=Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking), 1842|publisher=University of Southern California: U.S.-China Institute|archive-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314053740/https://china.usc.edu/treaty-nanjing-nanking-1842|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:19th century in China]] [[Category:Treaties of China]] [[Category:1840s treaties]] [[Category:Treaties of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1842]] {{asia-stub}} {{history-stub}}