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CHINA
The sliare of the British Empire in the foreign trade of China in 1911 was 43*47 per cent., Japan coming second with 19*47 per cent., and Germany third with 9 '73 per cent.
The chief imports and exports are as follows (1911) : —
Imports
£ 1
1
Exports
£
Opium ....
0,497,06(5
Beans and bean cake
6,462,591
Cotton goods .
19,360,845
Cotton, raw and waste .
2,908,194
Woollen goods
897,694
Oils, vegt'tahle
1,854,465
Metals
2,855,835
Sesanium seed .
1,580,465
Cereals, rice .
2,517,107
Silk, raw & manuf d
12,477,423
Cigarettes
1,022,056
Cow and buffalo hides .
1,175,884
Coal .
1,129,303
Skins and furs
1,048,175
Oil, kerosene .
4,961,691
Straw braid
1,385,863
Tea
5,161,300
Of the tea in 1911, 15,541,466 lbs. were exported to Hong Kong, 19,698,933 lbs. to the United Kingdom, 110,245,465 lbs. to Russia and Siberia, and 17,486,000 lbs. to the United States. The total export of tea to foreign countries has been as follows: — 1885, 283,833,466; 1895, 248,757,333 ; 1905, 182,573,064 ; 1911, 195,040,400 lbs.
China has besides an extensive coasting and river trade, whichj by treaty, is largely carried on by British and other foreign as well as Chinese vessels.
The commercial treaty of 1858 provided for most-favoured nation treat- ment in the case ot Great Britain ; that of 1902, in the case of British possessions, and also made provision respecting investments by Chinese in non-Chinese companies, and by British in Chinese companies. Dairenis the customs port for all the leased territory and has out-stations at Kinehow, Pulantien, Pitzewo, and Port Arthur. Net Value of Trade at each Port in 1911 :—
Port
Net Foreign Imports
Net Native Imports
Total Exports
Hk Taels
Ilk Taels
Hk Taels
Aigun 1 321,403
113,926
77,042
Sansing .
276,841
445,597
1,731,932
Manchouli
9,037,293
1,536,823
1,653,633
Harbin
—
—
3,979,041
Suifenho .
6,222,580
—
19,466,117
Hunchun .
209,289
104,811
263,275
Lungchingtsun
127,290
—
19,496
Antung .
4,606,876
1,007,885
4,472,644
Tatnngkow
33,505
14,146
337,550
Dairen
26,071,864
2,259,256
33,730,976
Newchwang .
21,089,839
10,269,955
26,722,737
Chinwangtao .
3,175,240
2,955,209
3,372,308
Tientsin .
52,725,966
24,515,733
39,294,949
Chefoo .
8,175,488
8,478,538
13,916,518
Kiaocliow
20,894,830
5,393,158
19,853,669
Chungking
12,558,439
6,511.158
10,069,575
Ichang
1,965,872
1,322,223
1,517,692
Shasi
1,716,455
252,392
979,809
Changsha.
6,425,501
1,694,119
1,570,735
Yochow .
1,195,187
804,458
1,456,325
Hankow .
33,966,394
9,916,543
74,074,547
Kiukiang .
12,709,811
2,691,429
19,071,686
Wuhu .
8,242,687
2,553,368
10,636,102
Nanking .
3,958,048
2,133,967
2,970,523
Chinkiang
11,741,465
6,495,719
5,242,502
Shanghai .
81,119,205
26,025,399
90,115,886
Soochow .
2,687,702
862,827
3,329,293
Hangchow
3,026,442
4,439,535
9,632,054
