WORLDSCMP CHINA
How America’s 250-year China dream became its greatest strategic challenge
The Empress of China, a converted privateer, sailed from New York in 1784 to Canton, the only port open for Western maritime trade under the Qing dynasty. The voyage occurred shortly after the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris, which recognized American independence.
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