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What request was made by Commodore Matthew Perry to the Japanese Government?

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i. Commodore Matthew Perry, chief of the American naval mission to Japan, first came to the Gulf of Edo in 1853.

ii. He made a request to the Japanese government to ensure safety to the American ships within the marine boundaries of Japan and to provide business concessions.

iii. The policy consisted of equal rights for all nations to trade in China.

Except Russia, all the imperial nations, showed their acceptance towards this policy and hence, China remained undivided.



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