Korean Treaties
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHINA. COMMERCIAL TREATY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1899. His Majesty the Emperor of Korea and His Majesty the Emperor of China, being sincerely desirous of establishing permanent relations of harmony and friendship between their respective subjects, have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose, and have therefore named as their plenipotentiaries, that is to say : His Majesty the Emperor of Korea, Pak Chai Sun, Korean minister of foreign affairs, minister of the council of state, etc., His Majesty's minister plenipotentiary ; His Majesty the Emperor of China, Hsu. Shou Peng, an official of the second grade, director of the imperial stud, His Majesty's minister plenipotentiary ; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in due and good form, have agreed upon and concluded t
...he following commercial treaty : Article I. There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between the Empire of Korea and the Empire of China, and between their respective subjects, who shall enjoy equally in the respective countries of the High Contracting Parties full protection and the advantages of favorable treatment. If other powers should deal unjustly or oppressively with either Government, the other, on being informed of the case, will exert their good offices to bring about an amicable arrangement, thus showing their friendly feelings. Abticle II. After the conclusion of this treaty of amity and commerce, the High Contracting Parties may each appoint diplomaticrepresentatives to reside at the court of the other, and may each appoint consular representatives at the ports of the other which are open to foreign commerce, at their own convenience. These officials shall have relations with the corresponding local authorities of equal rank upo...
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