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 CHINA, ISGS. 149 Aarrcm VII. Citizens of the United States shall enjoy all the privileges of the pub- E dugg; m0,,,,; lic educational institutions under the control of the Government of privileges. China; aud, reciprocally, Chinese subjects shall enjoy all the privileges of the public educational institutions under the control of the Government of the United States, which are enjoyed in the respective countries by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation. The citizens of Maintenance or the United States may freely establish and maintain schools within. the °‘=h°°*°- Empire of China at those places where foreigners are by treaty permitted to reside; and reciprocally, Chinese subject may enjoy the same privileges and immunities in the United States. ARTICLE VIII. The United States, always disclaiming anddisconraging all practices Non-intervention of unnecessary dictation and intervention by one nation in the affairs W'? .‘“(§,*?'“'*1 or domestic administration of another, do hereby freely disclaim and wm sm ""' disavow any intention or right to intervene in the domestic administration of China in regard to the construction of railroads, tele-graphs, or other material internal improvements. Ou the other hand, His Majesty the Emperor of China reserves to himself the right to decide the time and manner and circumstances of introducing such improvements within his domiuions. With this mutual understanding, it is agreed by the contracting parties that if at any time hereafter His lmperial Majesty shall determine to construct or cause to be constructed works of the character mentioned, within the empire, and shall make application to the United States or any other western power for facilities to carry out that policy, the United States will, in that case, designate and authorize suitable epgiueers to be employed by the Chinese Government, and will recommend to other nations an equal compliance with such application. the Chinese Government in that case protecting such engineers in their persons and property and paying them a reasonable compensation for their services. lu iaith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Signaturestreaty and thereto atiixed the seals of their arms. Done at Washington the twenty-eighth day of July, in the year of our Dim, Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtyeight. [san.,] WILLIAIVI H. SEWARD. ANSON BURLINGAME. [sun,.] CHIH-KANG. SUN CHIA—KU.