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=**//Open Door Notes//**= ===Issued by John Hay===

By the late 19th century, Japan and the European powers had carved much of China into separate spheres of influence, inside of which each held economic dominance. The U.S., new to the idea of imperialism, held no sphere of influence in China in this time period. In 1899 U.S. Secretary of State John Hay proposed an Open Door policy in China in which all nations would have equal trading and development rights throughout all of China. Such a policy would put all the imperialist powers on equal footing in China and would limit the advantages of having ones own sphere of influence. This was a way for the U.S to control what contries had large spheres of influence in China.

- No nation will in no way interfere with any treaty or port or any vested interest of another nation within its own sphere of influence in China. - That the Chinese tariff shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports within said sphere of influence no matter what nationality it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese government. - That a nation will levy no higher harbor dues on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such sphere that shall be levied on vessels of its own nationality, and no higher railroad charges over lines within its sphere on merchandise belonging to citizens or subjects of other nationalities, transported through such sphere than shall be levied on similar merchandise belonging to its own nationals transported over equal distances.
 * The ideals of the Open Door Notes below:**

(http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/opendoorsupp.html)

"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."

(For More information on the Open Door Notes, click [|Here])

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