1902 in China explained

Events from the year 1902 in China.

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (23rd year)

Events

• signing of the Mackay Treaty — a sixteen article treaty signed by the governments of Great Britain and the Chinese Qing dynasty on 5 September 1902. Under the terms of the treaty, the likin system of taxation was abolished and the first moves made to abolish extraterritoriality for foreign nationals.

Births

• 7 May — Guo Tianmin (郭天民, 1902 – 1970) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hubei^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: 星火燎原编辑部. 中国人民解放军将帅名录 第一卷.. 解放军出版社. 2007. 978-7-5065-5031-4. 北京. 133.