The Burlingame Treaty, also called the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868 and formally titled the Sino-American Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce, was an agreement between the United States and Qing China that amended the earlier Treaty of Tientsin. It was signed in Washington, D.C. in 1868 and ratified in Peking in 1869. Its purpose was to set friendly relations between the two countries on a formal footing, and the United States granted China most favored nation status in trade. Its most consequential effect was to lift the earlier restrictions on emigration from China to the United States, which opened the way for large-scale Chinese immigration to begin in earnest. The treaty is therefore read both as a commercial and diplomatic instrument and as a milestone in the legal history of migration between the two countries.
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It was signed in the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C. in 1868
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The Burlingame Treaty (Chinese: 中美天津條約續增條款), also known as the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868, and formally titled the Sino-American Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce, was a landmark treaty between the United States and Qing China, amending the Treaty of Tientsin, to establish formal friendly relations between the two nations, with the United States granting China the status of most favored nation with regard to trade.
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The Burlingame Treaty (Chinese: 中美天津條約續增條款), also known as the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868, and formally titled the Sino-American Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce, was a landmark treaty between the United States and Qing China, amending the Treaty of Tientsin, to establish formal friendly relations between the two nations, with the United States granting China the status of most favored nation with regard to trade.
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