第六章主权之争一、中葡签约前后及历代政府的努力第一次鸦片战争后，清政府屈膝投降，于1842年8月和英国签订了中国近代史上第一个不平等条约──《南京条约》，把香港割让给英国。1844年，清政府又与美国签订了《望厦条约》，与法国签订了《黄埔条约》，中国开始了近代最屈辱 CHAPTER VI Struggle over Sovereignty 1. Efforts Made Before and After the Signature of the People’s Republic of China and the Governments of Different Dynasties After the First Opium War, the Qing government flexed their knees and surrendered. In August 1842, they signed the first unequal treatise in the modern history of China- “ Nanjing Treaty ”to cede Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. In 1844, the Qing government signed the “Wangxia Treaty” with the United States, signed the “Huangpu Treaty” with France, and China started its most humiliating modern form