The First Sino-Japanese War ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki, in which China recognized the independence of Korea and ceded Taiwan, the adjoining Pescadores, and the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria to Japan. China also agreed to pay a large indemnity and to give Japan trading privileges on Chinese territory.
Apr 10, 2024
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Under the terms of the treaty, China lost suzerainty over Korea; ceded sovereignty of the Penghu (Pescadores) Islands, Taiwan (Formosa) and the Liaodong ...
China cedes to Japan in perpetuity and full sovereignty the following territories, together with all fortifications, arsenals, and public property thereon: (a) ...
(17 April 1895). The treaty between China and Japan that ended the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95). With her navy destroyed and Beijing in danger of capture, ...