open door policy

This cartoon is about how other countries wanted to open their trade with China once China opened up its doors.  The policy states that no single country should have a monopoly on the trade with China. The cartoonist portrays this trade with China as competitive and like a game of tug-o-war against the other countries.  The cartoonist uses labeling for the flag saying that this cartoon is about the open door policy.  There is also symbolism with the rope, it symbolizes the trade supremacy and with the people symbolizing countries. Other people may think that the countries closer to China’s open doors are the ones who were allowed to trade with China