By the terms of the treaty, China was obliged to recognize the independence of Korea, over which it had traditionally held suzerainty; to cede Taiwan, the Pescadores Islands, and the Liaodong (south Manchurian) Peninsula to Japan; to pay an indemnity of 200,000,000 taels to Japan; and to open the ports of Shashi, ...
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The peace conference took place from March 20 to April 17, 1895. This treaty followed and superseded the Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty of 1871.
China agrees to pay to Japan as a war indemnity the sum of 200,000,000 Kuping [Gubing] taels; the said sum to be paid in eight instalments. The first instalment ...
On 31 January 1895 Zhang Yinhuan and Shao Youlian, China's peace envoys, arrived in Hiroshima. However once again the Japanese government pointed to problems ...
Jan 22, 2014 · Signed at the conclusion of the First Sino-Japanese War in April 1895, the Treaty of Shimonoseki provided in part that China “cedes to Japan in ...
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The treaty between China and Japan that ended the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95). With her navy destroyed and Beijing in danger of capture, China was forced to ...
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, in which Japan had won a clear victory. The war was fought between Qing Dynasty China ...
May 3, 2018 · The Treaty of Shimonoseki concluded the 1894–95 Sino-Japanese War. Peace negotiations began officially on March 20, at Shimonoseki in Japan.
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Concluded on 17 April 1895, the Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and confirmed Japan's status as a major Far Eastern power.
Apr 10, 2024 · Treaty of Shimonoseki, (April 17, 1895), agreement that concluded the first Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), which ended in China's defeat. By ...