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Our Perry moment: India must avoid cornering itself amid Trump's bullying
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On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay with two steam ships and two sloops with sails. He refused when ordered to move to Nagasaki, the port allowed for foreign ships. Likewise, he would not allow local officials to board his ships, insisting that he had a message from the United States (US) President for the Japanese emperor. Perry's bullying forced Japan to open up on trade, to allow US ships to refuel in Japanese ports, and make other concessions.
More importantly, it made Japan (which had only wooden sailing ships) realise
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