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SINO-FOREIGN TREATIES
Preliminary Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain.
The Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain, being equally animated by the desire to strengthen the ties of friendship which happily subsist between the two countries and to promote and consolidate their commercial relations, have resolved to conclude a Preliminary Treaty for Amity and Commerce, and have, for this purpose, named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Re-
public of China:
Dr. Chengting T. Wang, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
National Government of the Republic of China:
His Majesty the King of Spain:
Don Justo Garrido Y. Cisneros, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of Spain to China;
Who, having met and communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:
Article I.-The two High Contracting Parties agree that the customs tariff and all matters related thereto shall be regulated exclusively by their respective national legislation.
It is further agreed that each of the High Contracting Parties shall enjoy in the territories of the other, with regard to customs and all related matters, treatment in no way less favourable than the treatment accorded to any other country.
The nationals of each of the High Contracting Parties shall not be com- pelled, under any pretext whatever, to pay within the territories of the other Party any duties, internal charges or taxes upon the importation or exporta- tion of goods, other or higher than those paid by the nationals of the country or by the nationals of any other country.
Article II.--The nationals of each of the High Contracting Parties shall be subject, in the territories of the other Party, to the laws and jurisdiction of the law courts of that Party, to which they shall have free and easy access for the enforcement and defence of their rights.
Article III-The two High Contracting Parties have decided to enter as soon as possible into negotiations for the purpose of concluding a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation based on the principles of absolute equality and non-discrimination in their commercial relations and mutual respect for sovereignity.
Article IV. The present Treaty has been drawn up in two copies in the Chinese, Spanish and English languages. In the event of there being any difference of meaning, the English text shall be held to prevail.
Article V. The present Treaty shali be ratified as soon as possible and shall come into force on the day on which the two Governments shall have notified each other that ratification has been effected.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty and have affixed thereto their seals.
Done at Nanking this twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the seven- teenth year of the Republic of China, corresponding to the twenty-seventh day of December, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight.
(Signed) CHENGTING T. WANG.
(Signed) GARRIDO Y. CISNeros.
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