The population was 316574,9
That's what I got from this website.
http://www.populstat.info/Asia/chinac.htm
Yes, it is true that when Washington said that the United States would be "friendly and impartial" in regard to foreign conflicts he was, in essence, saying that the United <span>States would remain neutral, since he knew that the United States was still too "young" to afford to get caught up in European affairs and wars at this time. </span>