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Definition of Treaty port
1. Noun. A port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Treaty Port
Literary usage of Treaty port
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"Export Duty shall be payable as follows: on cargo for abroad from (a) a Treaty
Port, at Port of shipment; (b) a Port of Call, at Port of clearance for ..."
2. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"Import Duty shall be payable as follows : on cargo from abroad for (a) a Treaty
Port, at destination treaty port; (b) a Port of Call, at Port of entry from ..."
3. Foreign Rights and Interests in China by Westel Woodbury Willoughby (1920)
"roles regarding the issue of passports for traveling in the interior, where no
passport is called for within 100 li of the treaty port. ..."
4. Treaty Ports in China: (a Study in Diplomacy) by En-Sai Tai (1918)
"The treaty port of Shanghai § 3. The treaty port of Ningpo § 4. The treaty port
of Foochow § 5. The treaty port of Amoy § 6. The treaty port of Canton ..."
5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"21, the demand was withdrawn on the understanding that it might be made a treaty
port if the railroad was constructed down to the peninsula. ..."
6. The Back Blocks of China: A Narrative of Experiences Among the Chinese by Robert Logan Jack (1904)
"Wu Hu was opened as a treaty port in 1899, and is one of the most important ...
As this is not a treaty port, the steamer shipped no merchandise, ..."
7. China's New Constitution and International Problems by Min-chʻien T. Z. Tyau (1918)
"treaty port Limits Then there is ... of the treaties has it been clearly expressed
how the limits of a 'treaty port' and the 'interior' must be defined. ..."
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