of its powers. The first article of this new treaty reads as follows:

ARTICLE I. His Majesty, the Emperor of China, being of the

opinion that in making concessions to the citizens or

subjects of foreign Powers of the privilege of residing on

certain tracts of land, or resorting to certain waters of

that Empire for the purposes of trade, he has by no means

relinquished his right of eminent domain or dominion over

the said land and waters, hereby agrees that no such

concession or grant shall be construed to give to any Power

or party which may be at war with or hostile to the United

States the right to attack the citizens of the United States

or their property within the said lands or waters; and the

United States, for themselves, hereby agree to abstain from

offensively attacking the citizens or subjects of any Power

or party or their property with which they may be at war on

any such tract of land or waters of the said Empire; but

nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the

United States from resisting an attack by any hostile Power

or party upon their citizens or their property. It is

further agreed that if any right or interest in any tract of

land in China has been or shall hereafter be granted by the

Government of China to the United States or their citizens

for purposes of trade or commerce, that grant shall in no

event be construed to divest the Chinese authorities of

their right of jurisdiction over persons and property within

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