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What was the significance of the treaty of nanjing?

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Europeans forced the Chinese to sign it, ending the first Opium War.

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The term "unequal treaty" became associated with the concept of China's "century of humiliation", especially the concessions to foreign powers and the loss of tariff autonomy through treaty ports.
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