[2] This agreement has been described as the Joseon-Qing Communication and Commerce Rules;[1] and it has been called the Sino-Korean Regulations for Maritime and Overland Trade.
[4] In 1882, the Americans concluded a treaty and established diplomatic relations,[5] which served as a template for subsequent negotiations with other Western powers.
Two weeks after the United States–Korea Treaty of 1882, a military revolt called Imo Incident occurred in Seoul.
From the outset, both sides established a guiding principle: Korea was a vassal state of China, autonomous but not independent.
The Joseon-Qing Communication and Commerce Rules sought to mitigate the effects of increased diplomatic intercourse and expanded commercial relations with Western powers.