Soon, World War II broke out in an all-round way. Because China was at war with Italy and Japan, the unequal treaties in China were abolished. In order to maintain the stability of the anti-fascist alliance, on June194365438+1October 1 1 day, the United States and Britain signed the Sino-US New Testament and the Sino-British New Testament respectively, voluntarily giving up their privileges in the allied country China.

1949 In September, the China People's Political Consultative Conference held in Peiping adopted the same program, and its Article 55 publicly declared that "the people of China and the Central People's Government should review the treaties and agreements made by the Kuomintang, recognize them, or abolish them, or amend them, or rewrite them according to their contents."