Treaty<span> that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal </span>treaties<span> between China and foreign imperialist powers. China paid the</span>British<span> an indemnity, ceded the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to establish a </span>
Britain gained the right to send consuls to the Treaty Ports, which were given the right to communicate directly with local Chinese officials (Article II)
