21. War in 1860 and eventually more than 80 treaty ports were established in China alone, involving many foreign powers. 22. With the Treaty Ports , the European powers and Japan were allowed to float navy ships into China's internal waters. 23. In the 19th century, Europeans possessed treaty ports in Japan in the same way they held those in China. 24. By the end of the nineteenth century there were nine foreign banks with forty-five branches in China's treaty ports . 25. In 1938 the United Kingdom handed over the three treaty ports ( Cork Harbour, Bere Haven and Lough Swilly ). 26. Along with the other Treaty Ports it was handed over to the government of the Irish Free State in 1938. 27. The Glover Residence is noted for its blend of Western and Japanese elements and is an example of treaty port building. 28. Prior to the transfer of the treaty ports in 1938, Cork Harbour was an important base for the British Royal Navy. 29. As a European-ruled treaty port before World War II, Shanghai was a magnet for radicals including Mao and novelist Lu Xun. 30. The Emperor was forced to open treaty ports in Annam and Tonkin, and all of Cochinchina became a French territory in 1864.
