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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Treaty of Shimonoseki was the 1895 settlement ending the First Sino-Japanese War, under which Qing China ceded Taiwan, recognised Korean independence, and paid a large indemnity to Japan.
- What territories did China cede under the Treaty of Shimonoseki?
- What was the Triple Intervention?
- How did the treaty affect Korea?
- Why is the Treaty of Shimonoseki significant for China's modern history?

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1. 17 April 1895

   The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: Shimonoseki Jōyaku; Chinese: Maguan Tiaoyue) was signed on at Shimonoseki, Japan, concluding the First Sino-Japanese Wa…

2. 23 April 1895

   The cession of Liaodong provoked the Triple Intervention of , in which Russia, France and Germany jointly compelled Japan to return the peninsula to China in…

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In April 1895, Qing statesman Li Hongzhang signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki with Itō Hirobumi, ceding Taiwan to Japan and triggering the Triple Intervention by Russia, France and Germany over Liaodong.

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