Twenty-One Demands

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The Twenty-One Demands were a set of 1915 ultimatums issued by Japan to China that sought extensive political and economic control, becoming a key symbol of foreign aggression during China’s Century of Humiliation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic ultimatum ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
international treaty proposal ⓘ
aimedTo expand Japanese political influence in China ⓘ
secure Japanese economic privileges in China ⓘ
weaken Chinese sovereignty ⓘ
categorizedInChineseHistoriographyAs unequal demands ⓘ
consistedOf five groups of demands ⓘ
contributedTo May Fourth Movement ⓘ
rise of Chinese nationalism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
datePartialAcceptance 1915-05-25 ⓘ
dateProposed 1915-01-18 ⓘ
demandedFrom Beiyang Government ⓘ
demandType economic concessions ⓘ
military and strategic concessions ⓘ
political concessions ⓘ
group1Subject German rights in Shandong ⓘ
group2Subject South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia ⓘ
linked to: Manchuria
group3Subject Hanyeping mining and metallurgical complex ⓘ
group4Subject non-alienation of Chinese coastal areas ⓘ
group5Subject Japanese advisers and control over Chinese politics, police, and economy ⓘ
groupCount 5 ⓘ
hasConsequence deterioration of Japan–China relations ⓘ
international criticism of Japan ⓘ
historicalContext China’s Century of Humiliation ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War I ⓘ
influenced later unequal treaties imposed on China ⓘ
inspired Chinese nationalist sentiment ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ
legalForm diplomatic note ⓘ
location Beijing ⓘ
negotiatedAt Japanese legation in Beijing ⓘ
opposedBy Chinese public opinion ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom

United States ⓘ
other Western powers ⓘ
partiallyAcceptedBy Yuan Shikai government ⓘ
linked to: Beiyang Government
partiallyRejectedBy Yuan Shikai government ⓘ
linked to: Beiyang Government
perceivedAs symbol of foreign aggression in China ⓘ
violation of Chinese sovereignty ⓘ
presentedBy Hioki Eki ⓘ
presentedTo Yuan Shikai ⓘ
relatedTo Japanese imperialism ⓘ
Shandong Question ⓘ
linked to: Shandong Peninsula

Twenty-One Demands (Japan–China relations) ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-One Demands
resultedIn Treaty of May 25, 1915 ⓘ
statusOfGroup5 not fully accepted ⓘ
targetedCountry Republic of China ⓘ

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Century of Humiliation → hasPart → Twenty-One Demands ⓘ
Shandong Problem → precededBy → Japanese Twenty-One Demands on China ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-One Demands
Beiyang Government → signed → Twenty-One Demands agreement with Japan ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-One Demands
Twenty-One Demands → relatedTo → Twenty-One Demands (Japan–China relations) ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-One Demands
Northern Government → signed → Twenty-One Demands agreement with Japan ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-One Demands