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Which Guangxi cities were opened to foreign trade in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, three cities in the Guangxi region were opened to foreign trade as a result of foreign encroachment and shifting geopolitical conditions:
- Longzhou: Opened to foreign trade in 1889.1
- Wuzhou: Opened to foreign commerce in 1897.12
- Nanning: Opened to foreign trade by Qing authorities in 1907.13