Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Shimonoseki treaty

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Shimonoseki treaty

下関条約
alternative words: Treaty of Shimonoseki
keywords: china , treaty
related topics: Sino-Japanese war , Mutsu Munemitsu
explanation: Treaty concluded between Japanese plenipotentiary, Mutsu Minemitsu and Chinese counter part Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki city in 1895 after Sino-Japanese war. It stipulates that China should cede Taiwan and Liaotung peninsula to Japan, recognize the independence of Korea and pay a huge indemnity. Immediately after the signature, Japan had to give up Liaotung peninsula because of a diplomatic pressure from Russia, Germany and France (tripartite intervention).