[centre][img=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/China_Qing_Dynasty_Flag_1889.svg/320px-China_Qing_Dynasty_Flag_1889.svg.png] [img=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/320px-Flag_of_France.svg.png] [u][b]The Treaty of Friendship and Trade between the French Empire and the Empire of the Great Qing[/b][/u][/centre] Article I - Peace and goodwill shall henceforth exist between the peoples of the French Empire and the Qing Dynasty. Article II - A mutually beneficial relationship shall commence between the French Empire and the Qing Dynasty [indent]Section I: Surplus grains, rice, and other miscellaneous items of value will be available to French merchants.[/indent] [indent]Section II: In return, the French Empire shall provide teachers and scholars to the Qing Dynasty to teach in Chinese schools and universities, and to pass expertise onto their Chinese counterparts.[/indent] Article III - The French Empire shall relinquish its extraterritorial rights in the Qing Dynasty in the name of goodwill and trust. [x] [b]-His Imperial Highness Prince-Regent Gong, Leader of the Zongli Yamen;[/b] on behalf of His Imperial Majesty the Qixiang Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, Son of Heaven, Lord of Ten Thousand Years. [x] [b]-Édouard Thouvenel, Foreign Minister of France.[/b]