WI: French Concession in Guangzhou

Not very likely. Hong Kong was wilderness when the British gained it. So were Qingdao, Dalian, and Weihai when their respective European powers gained them. Even Shanghai was just a small town when it was opened up to trade. BY contrast Guangzhou was the largest city on the south coast.

Besides, the French already gained a concession at Guangzhouwan, which was also a backwater (though by contrast to the other European concessions it never expanded into anything major).
 
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