Synopses & Reviews
This study of World War I diplomacy concerning China covers in detail the outbreak of the war in the Far East; China's attempt to join the allies in 1915; the secret agreements during 1917 between Japan and Great Britain, France, Italy, and Russia; and later negotiations relative to China's entry into the war.
Table of Contents
War Spreads to the Far East Efforts to Neutralize the Far East
Japan Prepares to Attack Kiaochow
Japan Enters the War
The Violation of Chinese Neutrality
Japan Occupies the Tsinan-Tsingtao Railway and Kiaochow
Further Japanese Provocations
Japan Bids for Supremacy in China
The Twenty-One Demands
The Initial Reactions of the Powers
Discussions by the Powers, February-April, 1915
China Capitulates
Yuan Shih-ka'i Aspires to be Emperor
Japan's Equivocal Attitude
China's Proposed Entry into the War
Japan's Determination to Eliminate Yuan
Yuan's Downfall and Death
European Containment
Franco-Japanese Negotiations
Russo-Japanese Negotiations
Anglo-Japanese Negotiations
American Compromise
The Japanese Mission
Negotiations in Washington
The Lansing-Ishii Agreement, November 2, 1917
China and the Lansing-Ishii Agreement
China Enters the War
Further Discussions on China's Participation in the War
China Severs Diplomatic Relations with the Central Powers
The American Note of June 4, 1917
The Manchu Restoration
China Declares War
Negotiations Arising out of China's Declaration of War
Continued Civil Strife and Foreign Interference
Notes
Bibliography
Index