The Maritime Customs Service of China (MCS) was an international, although predominantly British-staffed bureaucracy (at senior levels) under the control of successive Chinese central governments from its founding in 1854 until January 1950. It is great for the study of China and its relations with the West in the late Qing and Republican periods.
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| China from Empire to Republic: Records of the Maritime Customs Service of China 1854-1949 | Sep 28, 2017 |