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Open door policy statement of principles initiated by the united states in 1899 and 1900 for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with china and in support of chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
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The open door policy was a policy between china the us japan and several european powers that stated each of those countries should have equal access to chinese trade.
It was a cornerstone of american foreign policy in east asia for more than 40 years.
However it became clear that secretary of state hay s policy was really designed to maintain economic interests.
The us open door policy was designed to open up the european made spheres of influence in china to us.
The open door policy was depicted as a desire to maintain chinese sovereignty.
It was created in 1899 by us secretary of state john hay and lasted until 1949 when the chinese civil war ended.