apr 23, 1928 - Mandate for the Chinese Concessions

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What had began as an attempt to merely resolve conflicts in China and East Asia, the conference further develops into a comprehensive restructuring of the relationship between China and the international powers, heavily shaped by the American insistence on “Open Doors” through which all nations can trade equally with China. The success of the agreement, creating an International Mandate for the Chinese Concessions, is dependent on Japan’s hopes to avoid further international isolation, German desires to expand influence in China without further significant military commitment, and American aspirations to preserve their own position despite a public with little desire for military adventurism.

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