<P> The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally . It was used mainly to mediate the competing interests of different colonial powers in China . In more recent times , Open Door policy describes the economic policy initiated by Deng Xiaoping in 1978 to open up China to foreign businesses that wanted to invest in the country . This later policy set into motion the economic transformation of modern China . </P>
<P> The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally . It was used mainly to mediate the competing interests of different colonial powers in China . In more recent times , Open Door policy describes the economic policy initiated by Deng Xiaoping in 1978 to open up China to foreign businesses that wanted to invest in the country . This later policy set into motion the economic transformation of modern China . </P>
what was the goal of the open door policy
what was the goal of the open door policy
allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally
allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally