Burlingame Treaty - Terms

Terms

The treaty:

  • Recognized China's right of eminent domain over all of its territory;
  • Gave China the right to appoint consuls at ports in the United States, "who shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as those enjoyed by the consuls of Great Britain and Russia";
  • Provided that "citizens of the United States in China of every religious persuasion and Chinese subjects in the United States shall enjoy entire liberty of conscience and shall be exempt from all disability or persecution on account of their religious faith or worship in either country"; and
  • Granted certain privileges to citizens of either country residing in the other, the privilege of naturalization, however, being specifically withheld.

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