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  2. Open Door Policy - Wikipedia

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    In the 20th and 21st centuries, scholars such as Christopher Layne in the neorealist school have generalized the use of the term to applications in 'political' open door policies and 'economic' open door policies of nations in general, which interact on a global or international basis. [3]

  3. Foreign policy of the Theodore Roosevelt administration

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    It did not end the system of "treaty ports", especially Shanghai, which remained under the control of Western powers and where they transacted their export and import business. The Open Door policy was rooted in the desire of the government in Washington to pressure big business to invest in and trade with the supposedly huge Chinese markets. [103]

  4. List of national border changes (1914–present) - Wikipedia

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    French Indochina dissolves, Vietnam is divided into two countries, South Vietnam and North Vietnam, and the nations of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam become independent states. 1955 — The Soviet Union hands over Dalian port to the People's Republic of China. 1958 December 8 — Gwadar is purchased by Pakistan from Oman.

  5. Scramble for China - Wikipedia

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    A French political cartoon in 1898, showing Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and Japan dividing China. The Scramble for China, [1] also known as the Partition of China [2] or the Scramble for Concessions, [3] was a concept that existed during the late 1890s in Europe, the United States, and the Empire of Japan for the partitioning of China under the Qing dynasty as their own spheres of ...

  6. United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a proposal by the United Nations to partition Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate.Drafted by the U.N. Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) on 3 September 1947, the Plan was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 29 November 1947 as Resolution 181 (II).

  7. 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China - Wikipedia

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    His visit was the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC, and his arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries. Nixon visited the PRC to gain more leverage over relations with the Soviet Union , following the Sino-Soviet split .

  8. Why did Freestone's close its doors? Co-owner talks major ...

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    NEW BEDFORD — After reopening for two years under new management, on Monday, the historic Freestones City Grill announced that the restaurant would be closing indefinitely. "First of all, we ...

  9. Nine-Power Treaty - Wikipedia

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    United States Secretary of State John Hay, the driving force behind the Open Door policy.. The Nine-Power Treaty (Kyūkakoku Jōyaku (Japanese: 九カ国条約)) or Nine-Power Agreement (Chinese: 九國公約; pinyin: jiǔ guó gōngyuē) was a 1922 treaty affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of China as per the Open Door Policy.