Editing Triple Intervention (section)

==Conclusion==
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The Japanese government reluctantly acceded to the intervention, as [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] and [[United States|American]] diplomatic intercession was not forthcoming, and Japan was in no position to militarily resist three major European powers simultaneously. The three powers had 38 warships with a displacement of 95,000 tons already deployed in East Asia, whereas the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] had only 31 warships in total with a displacement of 57,000 tons.<ref name= Kowner/>

After futile diplomatic efforts to enlist the support of the United States and Great Britain, on 5 May 1895, [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Itō Hirobumi]] announced the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Liaodong Peninsula in exchange for an additional indemnity of 30 million kuping taels (450 million yen). The last Japanese troops departed in December.

Much to Japan's astonishment and consternation, Russia moved almost immediately to [[Russian Dalian|occupy the entire Liaodong Peninsula]] and especially to fortify Port Arthur. Germany secured control over [[Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory|concessions in Shandong Province]]. France and even Great Britain took advantage of a weakened China to seize the port cities of [[Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan|Guangzhouwan]] and [[British Weihaiwei|Weihaiwei]], respectively, on various pretexts and to expand their spheres of influence.

Japan's government felt it had been cheated of its deserved spoils of war by this intervention. This humiliation at the hands of the European powers helped lead to the {{nihongo|''Gashin Shōtan''|臥薪嘗胆}} movement. Figuratively translated as "Persevering through Hardship (for the sake of revenge)", the saying is derived from the Chinese ''[[chengyu]]'' of ''wòxīnchángdǎn'' ({{lang|zh|臥薪嘗膽}}), literally meaning "sleeping on sticks and tasting gall", that alludes to the perseverance of King [[Goujian|Goujian of Yue]] (reigned 496–465 BC) in the war between Wu and Yue. For modern Japan, this ideology meant an increase in heavy industry and the strength of the armed forces, especially the navy, at the expense of individual wants and needs.

The Triple Intervention had a profound effect on Japanese foreign relations, as Japanese diplomacy sought to avoid a reconstitution of a combination of European powers against Japan. It led directly to the [[Anglo-Japanese Alliance]] of 1902 which was explicitly intended to shield Japan from interference from other European [[great power]]s, and from Russia in particular.