Editing Triple Intervention (section)

==Treaty of Shimonoseki==
Per the terms of the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] was awarded the [[Liaodong Peninsula]] including the harbor city of [[Lüshunkou, Dalian|Port Arthur]], which it had conquered from [[Qing dynasty|China]]. Immediately after the terms of the treaty became public, [[Russian Empire|Russia]]—with its own designs and [[sphere of influence]] in China—expressed concern about the Japanese acquisition of the Liaodong Peninsula and the possible impact of the terms of the treaty on the stability of China. Russia persuaded [[French Third Republic|France]] and [[German Empire|Germany]] to apply diplomatic pressure on Japan for the return of the territory to China in exchange for a larger indemnity.<ref name= Kowner/><ref>Marius B. Jansen, ''Japan and China: From War to Peace, 1894-1972'' (1975) pp 17-29, 66-77.</ref>