The treaty of between the chinese and the british in 1842 marked the first of the century's “unequal treaties” that would be imposed throughout east asia by european powers.

The Treaty of Nanking between the Chinese and the British in 1842 marked the first of the century's "unequal treaties" that would be imposed throughout east Asia by European powers.

Explanation: The Treaty of Nanking was a treaty signed by Great Britain and China on 29 August 1842 in order for the First Opium War, which had begun in 1839, to come to an end. The Chinese considered it an unequal treaty because it gave the British too much power. China had to pay six million silver dollars and give the territory of Hong Kong to Great Britain.