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The 'Second Open Door Note' (1900) differed from the first by specifically emphasizing:

  1. The need for much higher tariffs on all exports of Chinese silk
  2. The preservation of China's territorial and administrative entity
  3. The total conversion of China's currency to the gold standard
  4. A formal military and naval alliance between the United States and Japan
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Correct answer: The preservation of China's territorial and administrative entity

While the first note focused on commercial equality, the second note was more political. It aimed to prevent the 'slicing of the Chinese melon'—the permanent division of the country among foreign powers.

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