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to: navigation, search  The Treaty of the Bogue (simplified
Chinese: 虎门条约; traditional Chinese: 虎門條約) was an agreement
between China and the United Kingdom, which was concluded in
October 1843 in order to supplement the previous Treaty of
Nanking. The treaty is mostly known for the fact that it granted
extraterritoriality and most favored nation status to Britain.
In order to conclude the First Opium War, imperial commissioner
Qiying and Henry Pottinger concluded the Treaty of Nanking
aboard the British warship HMS Cornwallis in 1842 in Nanjing on
the behalf of the British and the Qing Empires. The treaty
became the first of a series of commercial treaties, often
referred to as "Unequal Treaties", which China concluded with
Western powers.   Already during the negotiations in Nanjing,
China and Britain agreed that a supplementary treaty be
concluded, and on 22 July 1843 the two parties promulgated the
"General Regulations of Trade with Britain