jul 26, 1915 - 21 Demands on China

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- The most important of these required China to agree to the Japanese remaining in Shandong and to grant Japan extra commercial privileges in Manchuria
- China was also not to lease any more coastal territory to other powers, and was to accept political, financial and military advisers sent from Japan
- These demands caused a sharp reaction from Britain and the USA, and also angered those within the Japanese government who believed that such actions stood only to damage Japan’s reputation. As a result, the demands were modified

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