Now foreign trade of China is substantially in hands of Englishmen

Now foreign trade of China is substantially in hands of Englishmen. In a year 1896 foreign export trade of China made 167 000 000$. From this quantity 132 500 000$ was with the Great Britain and its dependences; 10 000 000$ with the United States; something more than 8 000 000$ with continent of Europe, exclusive of Russia, and is less than 2 000 000$ with Russia. In the same year foreign trade in import of China made 102 500 000$ from which 56 000 000$ was with the Great Britain and its dependences; the little more, than 9 000 000$ with the United States; 15 000 000$ with continent of Europe, exclusive from Russia, and 12 500 000$ with Russia. (Other part of its trade was mainly with Japan). The policy of the government of China should prevent always, or [142] limit foreign trade; and even today foreign trade can be continued only in twenty six Chinese ports - so-called 'the agreement
Ports. 'The policy of the Great Britain should provide according to the agreement so big privilege of trade with China as far as possible; to throw opened the privilege in the world, but to follow it with such commercial activity by its own part as would provide to it the lion"s share of turning out trade. From these twenty six ports now according to the agreement opened for the world for trade, twenty three, have been provided by the Great Britain and three Japan.
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