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The Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin (Chinese: 天津奥租界; pinyin: Tiānjīn ào zūjiè, German: österreichisch-ungarische Konzession, Hungarian: Osztrák–magyar tiencsini koncesszió) was a territory in the Chinese city of Tientsin occupied by Austria-Hungary between 1902 and 1920.
On December 27, 1902, Austria-Hungary gained a concession zone in Tianjin as part of the reward for its contribution to the Alliance. The Austro-Hungarian concession zone was 150 acres (0.61 km 2) in area, situated next to the Pei-Ho river and outlined by the Imperial channel and the Tianjin-Beijing railway track. Its population was around ...
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Austria-Hungary: Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin: Tianjin: 1902 1917 Belgium Belgian concession of Tianjin: Tianjin: 1902 1931 [34] France Kwang-Chou-Wan [35] Zhanjiang: 1898 1946 [35] French concession of Shanghai: Shanghai: 1849 1946 French concession of Shamian, Guangzhou: Guangzhou: 1861 1946 French concession of Hankou: Hankou: 1896 ...
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In international relations, a concession is a "synallagmatic act by which a State transfers the exercise of rights or functions proper to itself to a foreign private test which, in turn, participates in the performance of public functions and thus gains a privileged position vis-a-vis other private law subjects within the jurisdiction of the State concerned."
A map showing the places that have been Austrian or Austro-Hungarian colonies and concessions, at different times. From the 17th century through to the 19th century, the Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire, and (from 1867 to 1918) the Austro-Hungarian Empire made a few small short-lived attempts to expand overseas colonial trade through the acquisition of factories.