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For a long time American policy was also that these "unfair" treaties made by Colonial Powers should go. Roosevelt was very much of that opinion that these trea
by publicola1990 6y ago
For a long time American policy was also that these "unfair" treaties made by Colonial Powers should go. Roosevelt was very much of that opinion that these treaties should be abbrograted in the aftermath of World War II, and his views did lead to some differences of opinion with Churchill.
Infact all other concessions except HK and Macau were returned to Chinese about the end of the war.
- seizethecheese 6y agoWe probably need to return California to Mexico by your logic.
- publicola1990 6y agoIt's not my logic, it is what the American Policy thought was the decent thing to do.
- ndiscussion 6y agoWe're still the ones pointing the guns in that scenario.
- arcticbull 6y agoWell in that case, you’re arguing that since you lost the war of 1812 when you tried to invade Canada, now that you’ve got the bigger guns you would just go for a quick stroll up north.
- arcticbull 6y agoFor the record Macau was leased freely to Portugal as a trading post in the mid 1500s. Not everything is an unfair imposition.