This illustration shows President Hayes and his cabinet receiving Chen Lan Pin and the first resident Chinese embassy in the United States on September 28, 1878. The idea was to: Unite the East and the West under an enlightened and progressive civilization. After Hayes became president, Congress passed a bill to prevent the Chinese from coming to the Hayes vetoed the bill. He then made arrangements to receive a Chinese embassy at the White House (seen here).
This illustration shows President Hayes and his cabinet receiving Chen Lan Pin and the first resident Chinese embassy in the United States on September 28, 1878. The idea was to: Unite the East and the West under an enlightened and progressive civilization. After Hayes became president, Congress passed a bill to prevent the Chinese from coming to the Hayes vetoed the bill. He then made arrangements to receive a Chinese embassy at the White House (seen here).
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