From the end of the XIXth century to WWII, the situation of foreign settlements in China reflected the balance among foreign powers. Japan and Russia contended for Port Arthur (Dalian), the only ice-free port in Northern China; Germany was granted a concession in Jiaozhou (Qingdao). Weihai (Shandong province) was little more than a military outpost for the British Empire, obviously much more concentrated on Hong Kong, while the French got an additional help in controlling the access to Indochinese peninsula by the port of Zhanjiang (Guangdong province).
Zanier, V (2009). I territori in concessione [Foreign Concessions in China]. SULLA VIA DEL CATAI, 3(3), 109-118.
I territori in concessione [Foreign Concessions in China]
Zanier V
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2009
Abstract
From the end of the XIXth century to WWII, the situation of foreign settlements in China reflected the balance among foreign powers. Japan and Russia contended for Port Arthur (Dalian), the only ice-free port in Northern China; Germany was granted a concession in Jiaozhou (Qingdao). Weihai (Shandong province) was little more than a military outpost for the British Empire, obviously much more concentrated on Hong Kong, while the French got an additional help in controlling the access to Indochinese peninsula by the port of Zhanjiang (Guangdong province).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
