Convention of Chuenpi

Convention of Chuenpi

Page one of the convention
Drafted	20 January 1841
Location	Humen, Guangdong, China
Condition	Unratified; superseded by the Treaty of Nanking (1842)
Negotiators	Charles Elliot Qishan

Convention of Chuenpi
Traditional Chinese	穿鼻草約
Simplified Chinese	穿鼻草约
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chuān bí cǎo yuē Hakka Romanization Con1 pi4 tiau2 yok5 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chyūn beih chóu yeuk Jyutping Cyun1 bei6 cou2 joek3

The Convention of Chuenpi (also "Chuenpee", pinyin: Chuān bí) was a tentative agreement between British Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of Trade in China Charles Elliot and Qing Imperial Commissioner Qishan during the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China. The terms were published on 20 January 1841, but both governments rejected them and dismissed Elliot and Qishan, respectively, from their positions. Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston stated that Elliot acquired too little while the Daoguang Emperor believed Qishan conceded too much. Palmerston appointed Major-General Henry Pottinger to replace Elliot, while the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing appointed Yishan to replace Qishan. Although the convention was unratified, many of the terms were later included in the Treaty of Nanking (1842).