Les négociations de la convention franco-ryūkyū : micro-histoire d’une relation diplomatique by Erina Shimooka

“…Having been concluded in the wake of a military display of power on the part of the French, this convention is generally considered an unequal treaty. However, the Ryukyu Kingdom had already obtained a concession on the content of the convention, meaning that the French “gunboat diplomacy” had little real effect. …”
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