Xu Guangjin

Chinese official

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In China: The anti-foreign movement and the second Opium War (Arrow War)
…and replaced with the less-compliant Xu Guangjin. As the promised date neared, the Cantonese demonstrated against British entry. Finally, the British yielded, and the anti-foreigners won a victory despite the fact that the Beijing court conceded a “temporary entrance” into the city.
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