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War in China: the Ravishment of the North (2/3)

This is the second part of the article “War in China.” If you haven’t read the first one, please do so. You can click here to get to part 1.Click here to access the appendix. Today is January 15th and marks the day that the 12 demands of 11 Imperialist nations were officially accepted byContinue reading “War in China: the Ravishment of the North (2/3)”

China and France at War: Treaty of Tientsin (1885)

Today on the 9th of June we remember the signing of the Treaty of Tientsin of 1885 (not to be confused with the Treaty of Tientsin of 1858 that ended the first phase of the Second Opium War). This treaty marks the end of the Sino-French war, often referred to as the Tonkin War. ItContinue reading “China and France at War: Treaty of Tientsin (1885)”