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SINO-FOREIGN TREATIES

"5. Pending the enforcement of the National Tariff Schedule, the regular customs duties on commodities imported into China from foreign countries or by foreigners, and those exported from Chtna to foreign countries, shall be collected in accordance with the existing tariff schedule.

"6. All taxes and duties which Chinese citizens are under obligation to pay shall be payable equally by foreigners in accordance with the law.

"7. Matters not provided for by the foregoing Regulations, shall be deait with in accordance with International Law and Chinese Municipal Law.'

TREATIES WHICH HAVE EXPIRED.

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Treaties covered by the first item of the Nationalist Government's de- claration of July 7, 1928, are the Sino-French Conventions relative to the overland trade between the Chinese frontier and French Indo-China, as well as the Sino-Japanese, Sino-Belgian, Sino-Spanish, Sino-Portuguese, Sino- Italian and Sino-Danish Commercial Treaties,

The Sino-French Convention of Tientsin of April 25th, 1886, the Sino- French Additional Commercial Convention of June 26th, 1887, and the Sino- French Supplementary Convention of June 20th, 1895, expired simultaneously on August 7th, 1926. The Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of July 21st, 1996, together with the Supplementary Treaty of October 8th, 1903, expired on October 20th, 1926. The Sino-Belgian Treaty of Peking of November 2nd, 1865 expired on October 27th, 1926. The Sino-Spanish Treaty of Tientsin of October 10th, 1864, expired on May 10th, 1927. The Sino- Portuguese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of December 1st, 1887, ex- pired on April 28th, 1928. The Sino-Italian Treaty of Peking of October 26th, 1866, and the Sino-Danish Treaty of Tientsin of July 13th, 1863, expired simultaneously on June 30th, 1928.

With these Powers the Nationalist Government carried on diplomatic correspondence and negotiations for the purpose of concluding new Treaties. The texts of the Treaties resulting there from follow.

SINO-AMERICAN TARIFF TREATY.

Treaty regulating Tariff Regulations between the Republic of China and the United States of America.

The Republic of China and the United States of America, both being animated by an earnest desire to maintain the good relations which happily subsist between the two countries, and wishing to extend and consolidate the commercial intercourse between them, have, for the purpose of negotiating a treaty designed to facilitate these objects, named as their Plenipotentiaries:-

The Government Council of the Nationalist Government of the Republic

of China:

Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance of the Nationalist Govern-

ment of the Republic of China;

The President of the United States of America:

Mr. J. V. A. MacMurray. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to China; Who having met and duly exchanged their full powers, which have been found to be in proper form, have agreed upon the following treaty between the two Countries: