A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
The U.S. Secretary of State John Hay sent this letter to U.S. ambassadors.
U.S. Secretary of State John Hay directed U.S. representatives abroad to convey American policy on China to their host governments.
Treaty between the United States of America and the Empire of China.
The first agreement between the United States of America and the Qing Empire.
Hong Kong Governor Bonham to British Minister Lord Grey, 1849, Regarding Chinese Participation in the Colonial Government
Extracts from the Lockhart Report on the New Territory, 8 October, 1898, from Great Britain
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European views toward China are not uniform. Europeans recognize China's economic prowess and clearly favor continued ties, but majorities in much of Europe now have a negative view towards China.
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