Episode 2 of 2
Diplomatic Response and Apology
- When
- November 1871
- Where
- Tianjin
- Part of
- Tianjin Massacre of 1870
French diplomats demanded belligerence, leading to armed intervention and a formal apology in 1871.
The incident involved intense belligerence from French diplomats and armed foreign intervention in Tianjin. A formal apology was presented to the provisional French head of state Adolphe Thiers in November 1871. This followed negotiations to bring Western missionaries under Chinese legal guidelines, which had been ongoing before 1870.
Sources
- Tianjin Massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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