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==Other Events of 1844==
==Other Events of 1844==
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*China signs Treaties of Amity and Commerce with the United States ([[Treaty of Wangxia]]) and France ([[Treaty of Whampoa]]).
*The [[VOC|Dutch East India Company]] sends a letter to the shogunate from King William II warning that if the shogunate did not loosen its [[maritime restrictions|restrictions on foreign trade]], sooner or later one of the other European powers would seek to use force to "open" Japan.
*The [[VOC|Dutch East India Company]] sends a letter to the shogunate from King William II warning that if the shogunate did not loosen its [[maritime restrictions|restrictions on foreign trade]], sooner or later one of the other European powers would seek to use force to "open" Japan.
*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]] and leaves.
*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]] and leaves.