Open Door policy in China and great power rivalries
A historical overview explains the Open Door policy toward China, its aim of equal trade rights, and European powers’ resistance. It notes U S endorsement as prudent but not universally accepted, and how great powers persisted in securing or dividing privileges rather than truly opening China. The passage concludes that China’s door has never truly been open in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Reco
Japan
Far East
Europe
Eastern
Asia
Pacific
England
India
Asis
Harvard bangs trend sparks campus chatter and exams
A quirky campus fashion piece notes Harvard seniors adopting heavy bangs or a fringe over the forehead, replacing neat parting while joking about exam tags for professors. The column then pivots to a broader global outlook on Asia, Japan and European influence shaping East Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Cros
Trade and China Echoes in Global History
Roland Usher discusses the opening of China to Western trade, outlining how European powers pressed treaties to access vast wealth. He notes the shift of power toward the East, Japan and China, the mystery of secret agreements, and the enduring drive for wealth through commerce in a changing world.
China Says Its Mission To Deepen Asia America Ties
Eighteen Chinese honorary commercial commissioners in the United States describe their mission to promote a friendly Asia Europe America union to expand capital flows and trade. They advocate American machinery in China, reclamation projects along the Wei Ho and Yangtze rivers, direct Pacific trade routes, and coordinated finance and manufacturing with the United States. They note Japan’s limited current financing, China’s evolving market, and the role of Chinese women in public life while cautioning against overly aggressive Western influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of China
Pacific Coast Ferce Association
China
Ite
Asia
America
Li Chi Chu
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
Shanghai-Nanking Railway Administration
Chinese Red Cross
Charles Richmond Henderson
University of Chicago
Li-Chi Chu
Wei-ho River
Yangtse
New Orleans
Arnold Weber
Cheng Hsun Chang
John D. of
England
Germany
France
Peking
Paris
New York
Pacific
United Stats
Somere
Chang
Atlantic
Japan
David Z. T. Yui
National Young Men's Christian Association Committee of
Republic
Chu
Sze
Cornell
Tien-Tsin
London
Treaty Ports
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Aed
Usher
Bear Cat
By Roland G. Usher
Chinese Republic
Western
Columbus
Iple
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