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30. Base your answer on the statement below and on your knowledge of social

studies. ...

the policy of the government of the United States is to seek a solution which may

bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and

administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty

and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and

impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.... Secretary of State John

Hay, Circular Letter, July 3, 1900 21 This excerpt from John Hay's Circular Letter

became part of the

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

You forgot to include the options for this question. However, we can say the following.

This excerpt from John Hay's Circular Letter became part of the "Open Door policy."

Yes, it is true that Jhon Hay, Secretary of State in the United States government created the idea of the open door policy for China at the beginning of the 1900s. What was the goal of the US government? To secure a favorable position to trade with China, offering the government of China the kind of respect for their history, traditions, and territory. So it was the first official agreement the United States wrote to became the international trade policy with Asian countries.

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