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" If imperialism is not banished from the country, China will perish as a nation. If China does not perish, then imperialism cannot remain."
Chiang Kai- shek

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In 1907 President Roosevelt sent 16 battleships of new United States Navy on a voyage around the world. The tour made a stop in Japan to demonstrate that the United States could and would uphold its interests in Asia.

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an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development

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While foreign countries debated who should control China, secret Chinese societies were organizing to get rid of foreign control.

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In 1899 Hay sent notes to countries with leaseholds in China asking them not to discriminate against other nations that wanted to do business with the Chinese inside each leasehold.

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With the Open Door policy being favored by many it opened up a lot of option for not only the U.S bu other countries as well, Tension between U.S and Japan grew worse but they agreed to respect each other's territorial possessions, to uphold the Open Door policy, and to support China's independence.

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a voyage around the world to showcase the nation's military might

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group members besieged foreign embassies in Beijing, killing more than 200 foreigners and taking others prisoner

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all countries should be allowed to trade with China