Imperial China, struggling with an internal revolt by anti-foreign elements and also coming to terms with defeat by British and French forces, established the Zongli Yamen, or Office for the Management of Business of All Foreign Countries, in the capital. A forerunner of the modern Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it set up foreign language schools and began enquiries into the international diplomatic methods of Western nations. (By John Osborne)
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John S. Bowman, ed., Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture (New York: Columbia University Press, 2000), 55.
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