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William McKinley: “The extension of the area open to international foreign settlement at Shanghai and the opening of the ports of Nanking…”

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The extension of the area open to international foreign settlement at Shanghai and the opening of the ports of Nanking, Tsing-tao (Kiao chao), and Ta-lien-wan to foreign trade and settlement will doubtless afford American enterprise additional facilities and new fields, of which it will not be slow to take advantage.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

McKinley discusses the expansion of foreign settlement areas in China, which will benefit American businesses.

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