Message from iprinn

[Anonymous]

When reading the Treaty of Nanjing you begin to see why the Chinese refer to this period as the "Century of Humiliation." Even I began to get angry when reading it, and I'm not even Chinese! This quote is particularly obnoxious: "It being obviously necessary and desirable, that British Subjects should have some Port whereat they may careen and refit their Ships, when required, and keep Stores for that purpose, His Majesty the Emperor of China cedes to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, etc., the Island of Hongkong." Reading this helps to add clarity to the excessive , as it marked an official end to what was the "Century of Humiliation."