Tripartite Agreement of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Relations (Twilight of a New Era)

The Tripartite Agreement of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Relations was signed by South Chinese Republic, State of Yunnan and United Provinces of China in 1921. By this instrument each of the signatories acknowledge mutual diplomatic recognition as sovereign states. Although not a defense treaty, each state agreed on mutual nonaggression. Latter an additional protocol provided mutual agreement on not allowing Pan-Chinese activities within their borders.

The three state establish full diplomatic and open embassies, consulates and commercial offices. They also establish commercial exchange, favorable commercial treatment and import quotas between the three States, duty free zones and joint trade consultation commissions.

There are also clauses of establishing a future common currency. Meanwhile all exchange could be done in Chinese Silver Dollar, South cash (Nán wén, 南文) - or Southern Yuan (南元).