Question

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the treaty of nanjing established which three of the following policies?
extra - territoriality rights for foreigners in china
spheres of influence in china for france, russia, and japan
british control of the island of hong kong
the forced opening of five chinese ports to foreign trade
the creation of the chinese republic

Explanation:

• The Treaty of Nanjing (1842) gave extraterritoriality rights to foreigners in China (foreigners were subject to their own laws, not Chinese laws).
• It ceded Hong Kong Island to British control.
• It forced the opening of five Chinese ports (Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai) to foreign trade.
• Spheres of influence for France, Russia, Japan etc. came later (not in Treaty of Nanjing).
• The creation of the Chinese republic was in 1912 (long after 1842 Treaty of Nanjing).

Answer:

extraterritoriality rights for foreigners in China, British control of the island of Hong Kong, the forced opening of five Chinese ports to foreign trade.