Land for Peace Tradition in Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty

After the Qing Dynasty and Russia signed the Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar Chu and ceded 330,000 square kilometers of land, Kangxi was happy, mainly because although the 330,000 square kilometers of land belonged to the Qing Dynasty. But to be honest, the central government of China has never effectively controlled these areas. This makes it easy for Russia to get these sites once it invades this area.

It can be said that at the time of negotiation, this land was not under the control of China, but at the time of negotiation, China also emphasized that this land belonged to China, which was just a way for the Qing government to bargain. After all, in Kangxi's eyes, although he wanted to cede his nominally 330,000 square kilometers of territory, he got the actual control of Outer Manchuria and Outer Mongolia, which was a very favorable exchange for Kangxi.

And at that time, Kangxi gave up these lands, which also made Galdin forces unable to get Russian support for him. So after the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar Chu, Kangxi also had enough time and space to deal with Galdin. But in any case, from our point of view today, Kangxi agreed to such a treaty of ceding land, which means signing an unequal treaty.

But unlike what we thought, the Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar Chu was indeed a very equal thing for Emperor Kangxi. After all, at that time, these emperors had no understanding of national sovereignty and thought that the land they could not master was useless and could be changed to something else.