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   ended with the war between Japan and the United States and   
   at many points from 1912 to 1941.   
      
   	The guard at Peking and along the route to the sea was   
   maintained until 1941. In 1927, the United States had 5670   
   troops ashore in China and 44 Naval Vessels in its waters.   
   In 1933 the U.S., had 3027 armed men ashore. All this   
   protective action was in general terms based on treaties   
   with China dating from 1858 to 1901.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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